PrivSec: Can you tell me a bit about your background, and how you came to be working in the cyber security field? Lisa Ventura (LV): I had a very non-linear journey into cyber security, as I spent many years working in the entertainment industry with the host of Who Wants to be a Millionaire in […]
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Viva a revolução? Brazil’s new data protection regime
As the LGPD finally came into effect last month, PrivSec Report explores the new law and the impact it could have on the Brazilian data protection ecosystem and culture. The new Brazilian data protection law, Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados Pessoais, or “LGPD”, has received much recent attention on the global privacy stage. Passed in […]
Fun and games: Protecting children’s data in the gaming industry
Jürgen Bänsch is Director for Policy and Public Affairs at the Interactive Software Federation of Europe (ISFE), and Director of Policy and Government Relations at the Pan European Game Information (PEGI). Ahead of PrivSec Global 2020, he takes PrivSec through the work being done in the gaming sector to protect the data and privacy of […]
OneTrust joins Microsoft, TrustArc and OneLogin at the world’s largest data protection, privacy and security event of the year
PrivSec Global 2020 will bring together the professionals and organisations shaping the data protection, privacy and security landscape. LONDON, October 1, 2020 — GRC World Forums today announced that OneTrust, the global leader in privacy management, is sponsoring PrivSec Global 2020 alongside Microsoft, TrustArc OneLogin and more. The event will be held November 30 to […]
Preparing for the cybercrime challenge: tips from a former FBI agent
Few have witnessed the developments in cybercrime unfold over the past 20 years as closely as Jeff Lanza. The former FBI agent has followed the progression of white-collar crime since the 1980s and has seen first-hand how investigations went from being all about catching gangsters operating in the physical world, to catching online hackers in […]
DIFC’s data protection landscape: aligning global measures
As the region approaches the end of the DIFC Data Protection Law transition period, PrivSec spoke with Mohammad Khalaf, Senior Regulatory Compliance Officer at Arab Bank in Jordan to discuss the significance of the new law. What is the significance of the new DIFC Data Protection Law? The new DIFC Data Protection Law No.5 of […]
Growing focus on data protection across Africa, though implementation issues remain
PrivSec catches up with Teki Akutteh Falconer, founder of the Ghana-based Africa Digital Rights Hub, ahead of PrivSec Global 2020 In recent years, Africa has seen a growth in the introduction and implementation of individual country laws protecting the data of citizens, as well as increased interest in developing a unified approach to data protection […]
Privacy by design
Jared Browne is Group Data Governance Officer at Fexco, Ireland’s largest privately-owned financial services firm and will be joining a panel discussion on Privacy by Design at PrivSec Global on 3 December. How did you get into the field of privacy? I originally qualified as a solicitor in Ireland in 2010 and would have been […]
Pre-registration to PrivSec Global virtual conference now open
The worldwide data protection, privacy, security and governance communities can now pre-register for PrivSec Global, a four-day virtual conference organised by Data Protection World Forum, on 30 November to 3 December. PrivSec Global follows a series of online monthly events by Data Protection World Forum which welcomed over 20,000 attendees across more than 80 sessions […]