insurancejournal.com – Geopolitics such as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has led to more damaging and widespread cybersecurity attacks in the year to July, EU cybersecurity
SEC Considering Action Against SolarWinds Over Cyber Disclosures
insurancejournal.com – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has recommended an enforcement action against SolarWinds Corp over its public statements on cybersecurity and
A view from Brussels: The upcoming IAPP Europe Data Protection Congress 2022
iapp.org – IAPP Managing Director, Europe, Isabelle Roccia offers her thought on the latest privacy happenings in and around Brussels. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1588502039570661376
Proposed Canadian privacy law will ‘set new standard’
iapp.org – Canadian Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne spoke to the Canadian Marketing Association about Bill C-27. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1588350519625523202
New San Francisco ordinance allows police to request live access to private security cameras
iapp.org – The city of San Francisco’s security camera ordinance is now in effect. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1588260317049819136
Governments join to act against ransomware
iapp.org – Governments from 36 countries and the EU gathered for the second International Counter Ransomware Initiative Summit. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1588109090600910850
NSA Office of Inspector General found analyst’s surveillance project ‘egregious’
iapp.org – Documents show an NSA analyst developed a surveillance project involving unauthorized surveillance and collection of communications data. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1587988148503695364
National data regulators agree to facial recognition principles
iapp.org – Data protection regulators from more than 120 countries agreed to a framework for using personal data with facial recognition at the Global Privacy Assembly…. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1587867931119067139
Italian Revenue Agency calls AI a ‘game changer’
iapp.org – In Italy, the use of artificial intelligence to identify taxpayer discrepancies has “proven to be a real game changer.” Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1587822559357288448
Draft data protection law submitted in Ukraine
iapp.org – A draft data protection law has been submitted to the Parliament of Ukraine. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1588078822641094658
People Moves: Chaucer Taps AXA XL’s Piers to Lead Cyber; LSM Appoints Chubb’s Vince as Head of Broker Mgmt; QBE Int’l Names Stokoe, Fuller to Exec Bo…
insurancejournal.com – This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Chaucer, Liberty Specialty Markets, and QBE International. A summary of these new hires
Amendment to Dutch money laundering bill features further restrictions on data sharing
iapp.org – Netherlands’ banks are turning to artificial intelligence to help police money laundering efforts, per a draft amendment to the Wwft. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1587777187347849218
DMA enters into force
iapp.org – The EU Digital Markets Act has entered into force. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1587746722624700422
FTC alleges ‘lax security’ at edtech company led to data breaches
iapp.org – A U.S. Federal Trade Commission complaint alleges edtech company Chegg’s “lax security practices” led to four separate data breaches. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1587595647447957504
New public consultation launches into UK’s proposed data legislation
iapp.org – The U.K.’s proposed Data Protection and Digital Information Bill is facing delays as a new public consultation will be launched in the coming weeks. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1587535482220675075
Proposed CPRA regulations move forward, public comment period to open soon
iapp.org – The CPPA board advanced modified proposed CPRA regulations with a plan to submit final rules to the Office of Administrative Law by the end of the year. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1587263340392468485
Country leaders gather to discuss ransomware threats
iapp.org – Leaders from 36 countries and the European Union are gathering to discussed confronting ransomware attacks. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1587233258185498624
States launching mobile IDs cite improved privacy, security
iapp.org – States implementing mobile driver’s licenses say they improve user privacy and security over physical cards. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1587113603118907392
AEPD creates tool for data controllers to identify relevant authorities to report a breach
iapp.org – Spain’s AEPD created a tool designed to help organizations determine whether to notify a data protection regulator following a breach event. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1587354027104391170
Patient Data Left on Dark Web for Months as Australian Clinical Labs Delayed Disclosure
swarmnetics.com – At least 17,500 of the leaked ACL records contained some sort of pathology patient data. About 28,000 of the records went to the dark web accompanied by a credit card number, and 3,300 included a CVV. Tweeted by