Travelex boss, Tony D’Souza, has finally broken his silence 17 days after the foreign exchange company got struck by a ransomware attack. Since suffering the attack, the firm has released a number of short statements, however in a video uploaded today on the firm’s website, D’Souza announced that the IT system utilised by in-store staff […]
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#Privacy: Belgian DPA to investigate supermarket’s fingerprint payment system
The Belgian Data Protection Authority, Gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit (GBA), has announced that it is planning to launch an investigation into Carrefour’s fingerprint payment system. On Tuesday, the supermarket chain Carrefour announced that it was organising a biometric payments pilot, in a store in the centre of Brussels, which would allow clients to pay for their groceries with […]
#Privacy: Research reveals the serious threat against UK health-related data
New research by Clearswift has found that 67% of healthcare organisations have experienced a cyber security incident in the past twelve months. The research surveyed senior business decision makers within healthcare organisations across the UK, to which it was found that just under half of security incidents (48%) occurred as a result of introduction of […]
#Privacy: NCSA tells consumers to “own their privacy” as US Data Privacy Day approaches
With the California Consumer Privacy Act taking effect this year and other states considering similar legislation, data privacy has become a growing concern for businesses and consumers alike in the US and around the world alike. In fact, according to a recent survey by Pew Research Center, a majority of Americans think their personal data is […]
#Privacy: Doctors call for social media firms to hand over data for “harm” research
A report by the Royal College of Psychiatrists explains that children and adolescents are most at risk from digital technologies. The report, released on Friday, calls for regulators to urgently establish a protocol allowing social media companies to share data with universities to help researchers understand how young people are impacted by online content. The […]
Tips to securing a privacy budget
Privacy is historically underfunded when it comes to company budgets, even as “data privacy” has become a popular topic. Some stakeholders view regulations, like the GDPR or CCPA, as a one-time, check-the-box project, and therefore fail to fund appropriately. However, those handling privacy management on a day-to-day basis know this is not the case when […]
#Privacy: FBI seizes popular data breach site
Alongside other law enforcement, the FBI has seized the WeLeakInfo[.]com domain following a warrant being issued by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. WeLeakInfo[.]com states that its service is to help internet users find out if their personal data has been compromised, by selling them access to view the exposed data. […]
GDPR to CCPA and beyond: Overcoming challenges to timely privacy and compliance
Would you find it surprising that almost half of privacy officers consider building a privacy program as their top priority? Perhaps one would expect that privacy programs would have been built in the run-up to the GDPR (May 25, 2018). In our view, this is an indication that companies may be treating compliance as a tactical […]
#Privacy: Staying up with rising expectations for AI will be a key business challenge in 2020
In the next decade, artificial intelligence (AI) is expected to broadly impact daily business operations and provide tangible benefits to employees and consumers, according to Living in an AI World: Achievements and Challenges in Artificial Intelligence across Five Industries, a new study from KPMG LLP. Nine out of 10 respondents anticipate AI will help their organizations […]
#Privacy: Cyber attack has cost New Orleans over $7m
The City of New Orleans has revealed that the recent cyber attack against its network has caused over $7 million in damage. In December 2019, the city was forced to shut down its servers and computers after suffering a ransomware attack, subsequently the cost of damage has totalled to over $7 million, and will continue […]