France Regulator Raps Apple Over App Store Ads

France’s data regulator said Wednesday that it had fined Apple eight million euros ($8.5 million) for breaching privacy laws on its App Store.
The CNIL said the US tech giant had installed trackers on the devices of French users without directly asking…

January 6, 2023
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Security Outlook 2023: Cyber Warfare Expands Threats

After a year that saw massive ransomware attacks and open cyber warfare, the biggest question in cybersecurity for 2023 will likely be how much of those attack techniques get commoditized and weaponized. “In 2022, governments fought wars online, businesses were affected by multiple ransomware gangs, and regular users’ data was constantly on hackers’ radars,” said […]

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January 5, 2023
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Risk management trumps checklist security

While arguably better than
nothing at all, an unstructured approach to the management of information security results in organisations adopting a jumble, a
mixed bag of controls with no clear focus or priorities and – often –
glaring holes in the ar…

July 24, 2022
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Complexity, simplified

Following its exit from the EU, the UK is having to pick up on various important matters that were previously covered by EU laws and regulations. One such issue is to be addressed through a new law on online safety.”Online safety: what’s that?” I hear …

July 10, 2022
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The discomfort zone

Compliance is a concern that pops up repeatedly on the ISO27k Forum, just this  morning for instance. Intrigued by ISO 27001 Annex A control A.18.1.1 “Identification of applicable legislation and contractual requirements”, members generally ask wh…

July 5, 2022
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