Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham’s speech at the Data Protection Practitioners’ Conference outlined the challenges and issues facing data protection industry
Spammers Exposed After Backup Error Reveals 1.4 Billion Email Addresses
River City Media used huge database to send over one billion spam emails every day, researchers discover
Consumer Reports Debuts Impartial Privacy Standard
It can be used by businesses to measure the privacy and security of products, apps and services.
Grand Theft Auto Creator Launches Bug Bounty
The public launch comes after paying out $85K+ in private bounties in the last 9 months.
HackerOne Offers Free Bounty Programs for Open Source
In the wake of high-profile open-source flaws like Heartbleed and Poodle, there’s an awareness that most of the tools and technology that we use every day run on open-source platforms.
One Million Stolen Gmail & Yahoo Accounts for Sale on Dark Web
The accounts include names, emails and plain text passwords harvested from a variety of infamous data breaches
#GartnerIAM: Tackle GDPR Compliance with Risk Management
Gartner claims that despite low take up, GDPR compliance is not a lost cause
Nurse Fined After Admitting to Accessing Patient Records
Nurse Elaine Lewis was dismissed from role after admitting breaching the Data Protection Act
Businesses Blame DDoS Attacks on Rival Companies
Kaspersky Lab research suggests companies blame competitors for DDoS attacks rather than disgruntled employees or political activists
OUTSMARTING THIEVES: Common Sense Advice from a Pro, Part 2
A common-sense look at ways to keep your family safe and protect what is important to you. Part 2 of a 5-part series.
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