Thousands and thousand of times: a tale of an insider data breach
Morgan Stanley was fined $1m for failing to protect private customer data Eleonore Fournier-Tombs, RedOwl field data scientist, ponders the curious case of Galen Marsh, who stole masses of data from...
View ArticleAustralia has a go at removing citizens’ security
“How many people’s bank details will be stolen?” The Australian Government is developing its own anti-encryption legislation, modelled on the UK’s Snoopers Charter, a set of rules deemed unfit by the...
View ArticleIBM unveils data protection engine for cloud era
IBM says of the more than nine billion data records lost or stolen since 2013, only 4% were encrypted IBM has unveiled IBM Z, a new transaction system, capable of running more than 12 billion encrypted...
View ArticleIt looks like no-one cares about data protection regulations
Meh It doesn’t matter if they were given more than two years to get ready, with six months to go until the EU GDPR deadline, it’s going to be a sprint finish for a worryingly large number of companies,...
View ArticleAre you data breach fatigued?
Zzzzz (Image source: https://depositphotos.com/) Data breaches are nothing new – quite the contrary – in fact their very frequency makes it likely that we’re fatigued to the point of indifference by...
View ArticleThe United Nations of Data – an interesting idea
An international governing body that oversees and dictates the rules for the connected economy One of the big problems of the digital economy is unity. Everyone is out for themselves which could mean...
View ArticleSwift Institute launches data protection challenge Down Under
The Swift Institute has launched its third annual student challenge focusing on data protection in Australia. Aimed at challenging students in all levels of further education, it wants young scholars...
View ArticleSecurity is NOT a priority – especially in Japan
PR gimmicks and posturing are irritatingly common in the telco and fintech space, most notably when it comes to security. But new research from Gemalto indicates many of the promises are empty, reports...
View ArticleMicrosoft gets support of privacy groups in data battle against US
Privacy International has filed an amicus brief on behalf of 26 organisations in support of Microsoft’s data battle against the US and the sticky fingers of its intelligence agencies, reports...
View ArticleInfographic: GDPR Article 30 – where to start and how automation can help
Compliance and risk management solutions provider Opus has offered its insights on the significance of GDPR’s Article 30 via this elegant infographic. Read and look on to discover its thoughts on what...
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