insurancejournal.com – President Joe Biden couldn’t have been more blunt about the risks of cyberattacks spinning out of control. “If we end up in a war, a real shooting war
People Moves: Conduit Re Names Roberts CUO; Brit Appoints Hodgkins as Cyber Underwriting Consultant; Oneglobal Hires Gallagher’s de Lima as CEO, Ande…
insurancejournal.com – This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Conduit Re, Brit Ltd. and Oneglobal Broking. A summary of these new hires follows here.
India’s proposed DPB to have ‘tremendous impact’ on online advertising
iapp.org – A look at the impact India’s proposed Data Protection Bill is likely to have on the advertising industry. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1493872947806748675
Experiment tracks consumer tech surveillance; Apple improves AirTag privacy settings
iapp.org – A The New York Times reporter experiments with Apple tracking products, while the company says it is improving AirTag privacy settings. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1493782280086568961
US senators propose data broker bill
iapp.org – U.S. Sens. Jon Ossoff and Bill Cassidy introduced the Data Elimination and Limiting Extensive Tracking and Exchange Act to regulate the data broker industry…. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1493722020969959426
Florida privacy bill clears first committee hurdle
iapp.org – The Florida House Commerce Committee voted unanimously to advance House Bill 9, an act concerning consumer data privacy, with favorable recommendation. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1493419886026100736
US lawmakers introduce bill to update health privacy laws
iapp.org – Proposed legislation would establish a commission tasked with drafting recommendations for Congress to update health information privacy laws. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1493359585184333829
UK competition regulator, Google settle on Privacy Sandbox commitments
iapp.org – The U.K. CMA announced approval of proposed commitments from Google on projects in its Privacy Sandbox related to third-party cookie alternatives. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1493269586980098048
A Hacker Group Has Been Framing People for Crimes They Didn’t Commit
gizmodo.com – A recent study shows the tactics and techniques of a cybercrime group that is known for planting incriminating evidence on the devices of activists in India. Tweeted by @sang_alertboot https://twitter.com/sang_alertboot/status/1493525787647041536
EDPB guidelines on personal data breach notifications
rpc.co.uk – Last month, the EDPB published their “Guidelines on Examples regarding Personal Data Breach Notification” (the Guidelines). These are intended to provide “practice-oriented, case-based” guidance on w… Tweeted by @RPCLaw https://twitter.com/RPCLaw/status/1493280551817601031
German Fuel Storage Firm Mabanaft Still Unable to Restore Operations After Cyber Attack
insurancejournal.com – Germany’s Mabanaft GmbH & Co. KG, the fuel storage and distribution company that suffered a cyber attack at the end of January, said its first tests
Gangs Now Arbitrate Payment Disputes as Ransomware Growth Continues
insurancejournal.com – Cyber criminal gangs are getting increasingly adept at hacking and becoming more professional, even setting up an arbitration system to resolve payment
Bill aiming to protect children online moves forward
iapp.org – Lawmakers advanced the Earn It Act, a bill aiming to protect children online by holding tech companies responsible for the spread of posts exploiting childre… Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1493042466676686851
500 online retailers using Magento 1 e-commerce platform targeted in data breach
iapp.org – Researchers at Dutch security firm Sansec have discovered a data breach of more than 500 online retailers that used the Magento 1 e-commerce platform. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1492951962844864512
Macy’s utilizes RFID chips to limit organized retail theft
iapp.org – Macy’s has been using its radio frequency identification technology chips embedded on merchandise to reduce organized retail theft Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1492861491887882241
US senators demand transparency with CIA data collection
iapp.org – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Martin Heinrich published a statement urging further transparency regarding surveillance data collection practices by the CIA. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1492680043696427014
Government declines OPC investigation into anonymization of Canadians’ cellphone location data
iapp.org – Privacy Commissioner of Canada Daniel Therrien is investigating the use of third-party cellphone location data to track Canadians’ movements during COVID-19…. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1492589557732319233
The top-5 most-read stories for the week of Feb. 11, 2022
iapp.org – A look at the top privacy articles for the week of Feb. 11, 2022. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1492499157512241160
You may soon disable individual compromised password warnings in Chrome
ghacks.net – Google Chrome users may soon turn off compromised and weak password warnings for individual passwords in the web browser. Tweeted by @ghacks https://twitter.com/ghacks/status/1492783565628715016
3 cybersecurity trends & mitigation strategies for CISOs
threatshub.org – ThreatsHub.org | Cloud Security & Cyber Threats Analysis Hub. 100% Free OSINT Threat Intelligent and Cybersecurity News. Tweeted by @cybersec_feeds https://twitter.com/cybersec_feeds/status/1492589647217713157