insurancejournal.com – Coalition, the San Francisco-based cyber insurer and cyber-security firm, announced the formation of Ferian Re, an independent Bermuda-based Class 3B
EDPB adopts ‘wish list’ of procedural aspects and EU data protection seal
iapp.org – The EDPB urges the European Commission to harmonize procedural aspects to promote “strong and swift enforcement” of the EU General Data Protection Regula… Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1580529587653869574
Mactaggart appointed to CPPA Board
iapp.org – Californians for Consumer Privacy founder Alastair Mactaggart has been appointed to the California Privacy Protection Agency. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1580347927134101504
Video game company, Georgia bar association experience data breaches
iapp.org – Video game maker 2K issued a warning to users to be cognizant of “suspicious activity” on their accounts. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1580317822143471616
CPPA Board to host 2-day meeting for possible action on CCPA sections
iapp.org – The California Privacy Protection Agency Board will host its next meeting over two days beginning Oct. 21. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1580257843168452609
Nigeria releases draft Data Protection Bill
iapp.org – Nigeria released its draft Data Protection Bill, 2022. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1580136725023977472
The redress mechanism in the Privacy Shield successor: On the independence and effective powers of the DPRC
iapp.org – This article looks at certain specific aspects of the signals intelligence redress mechanism established by the U.S. legal reforms. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1580026764138381312
Canada privacy commissioner calls for Parliament to take ‘next steps’ on Bill C-27
iapp.org – Privacy of Commissioner Canada Phillip Dufresne says recent report reinforces need for updated and modernized federal privacy laws. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1579895470469443584
White House issues executive order to stand up EU-US data flows
iapp.org – U.S. President Joe Biden issued the long-awaited executive order mandating new legal safeguards over U.S. national security agencies’ data access and use. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1579865496798707713
EU, Japan to negotiate including cross-border data flow rules in EPA
iapp.org – The European Union and Japan will begin negotiations to include rules on cross-border data flows in their Economic Partnership Agreement. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1580167200886792192
Lloyd’s Finds No Evidence of Data Compromise From Cyber Attack
insurancejournal.com – Lloyd’s of London said on Monday that its investigation into a possible cyberattack had found no evidence of data compromise. “The investigation has
Information Expected to Emerge Slowly in Hospital Chain Cyberattack
insurancejournal.com – Details of an apparent cyberattack on one of the largest health systems in the U.S. were slow to emerge as security experts on Oct. 7 warned that it often
German state DPA will not take action against schools for using Microsoft software
iapp.org – The state representative to a German state data protection authority, the LfDI, received 40 complaints about the use of Microsoft 365 in schools. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1579804778494038016
EDPB announces October plenary agenda
iapp.org – The European Data Protection Board published its October plenary agenda, which includes a range of notable topics for discussion. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1579381697954529280
Notes from the Asia-Pacific region, 7 Oct. 2022
iapp.org – See Khiang Koh takes a look at Singapore’s Online Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1579290783269916672
MEPs hold initial debates on EU AI Act
iapp.org – Members of EU Parliament held their first round of debates on the proposed EU Artificial Intelligence Act. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1579109971270438913
Mastercard moves to protect ‘risky and frisky’ crypto transactions – ThreatsHub Cybersecurity News
threatshub.org – ThreatsHub.org | Cloud Security & Cyber Threats Analysis Hub. 100% Free OSINT Threat Intelligent and Cybersecurity News. Tweeted by @threatshub https://twitter.com/threatshub/status/1579387492599353346
Ransomware – Rio Grande do Sul
defcon-lab.org – O grupo de Ransomware Everest anunciou em sua página a venda de dados e acessos das redes associadas ao domínio rs.gov.br. Seriam mais de 3 TB de informação, o que incluiriam dados pessoais. For sale… Tweeted by @LabDefCon1
Notes from the IAPP Canada Managing Director, Oct. 7, 2022
iapp.org – IAPP Canada Managing Director Kris Klein considers what the OPC annual report could indicate for the new commissioner’s approach to the role. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1578837921888509952
The IAPP’s top 5 most-read articles for the week of Oct. 3, 2022
iapp.org – We know there is a lot of privacy news to keep up with. To make it easier, we distilled the top 5 articles for the week of Oct. 3 for you to read. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1578747715986460673