insurancejournal.com – Cybersecurity failure was identified as a critical short-and-medium-term threat to the world by respondents of the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks
CNIL sets parameters for processors’ reuse of data for product improvement
iapp.org – Goodwin’s Gabe Maldoff and Omer Tene analyze the CNIL’s guidance on processors’ reuse of data for product improvements. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1481974683490783243
Philippines’ NPC seeks report on alleged hacking of Comelec’s servers
iapp.org – The Philippines’ National Privacy Commission is seeking answers from the Commission on Elections over alleged hacking of the electoral overseers’ servers… Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1481823483822751745
US FTC privacy and identity protection director joins DC law firm
iapp.org – Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati hired Maneesha Mithal, who most recently led the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s privacy and identity protection unit. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1481672782744281098
Poll: 56% of registered US voters want federal privacy law
iapp.org – Morning Consult reports a poll it took with Politico Jan. 8 and 9 of 2,000 U.S. voters revealed a majority favor drafting federal privacy legislation. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1481763150827597828
UK Cyber Insurtech KYND Receives £3.25 Million Investment from BGF
insurancejournal.com – KYND, the London-based provider of cyber risk management solutions for the insurance industry, announced a £3.25 million ($4.4 million) investment from
Europol says EDPS order limiting data collection practices jeopardizes investigations
iapp.org – Europol argues an order by the EDPS that it delete data of individuals not linked to a criminal activity jeopardizes investigations. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1481581967304888323
FBI agrees to licensing contract with Clearview AI
iapp.org – The Federal Bureau of Investigation signed an $18,000 licensing agreement with Clearview AI to subscribe to the company’s facial recognition technology. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1481461086801076224
Comprehensive state privacy bills proposed in Florida, Indiana, Washington
iapp.org – Here’s a roundup of the latest news concerning proposed comprehensive state privacy bills in Florida, Indiana and Washington. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1481295608774283275
WhatsApp founder to take over as Signal’s interim CEO
iapp.org – WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton will take over as Signal’s new interim CEO following the announcement founder and CEO Moxie Marlinspike will step down Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1481340503467728903
US Issues Alert Over Russian Hackers
infosecurity-magazine.com – FBI, CISA, and NSA warn Russian cyber-criminals are targeting America’s critical infrastructure Tweeted by @InfosecurityMag https://twitter.com/InfosecurityMag/status/1481319567775383565
Defense Against the Dark Arts: Learnings From the Magical World to Boost Your AppSec
infosecurity-magazine.com – How businesses can guard against the threat actors who are cursing, jinxing and charming their way past security defenses Tweeted by @InfosecurityMag https://twitter.com/InfosecurityMag/status/1481380467790290948
Stop Purchasing, Start Developing: Why Hiring for Tech in 2022 Will Look Very Different
infosecurity-magazine.com – Why cyber reskilling and upskilling are key to keeping organizations safe Tweeted by @InfosecurityMag https://twitter.com/InfosecurityMag/status/1481373216065081345
Hackers Hit Healthcare Data Management Company
infosecurity-magazine.com – More than 12K patients impacted by email hacking incident at Ciox Health Tweeted by @InfosecurityMag https://twitter.com/InfosecurityMag/status/1481334413585698821
UK Launches Initiative to Develop Global AI Standards
infosecurity-magazine.com – The AI Standard Hub is designed to improve AI governance as use of these technologies surge Tweeted by @InfosecurityMag https://twitter.com/InfosecurityMag/status/1481253656469069828
Cyber Law and Privacy Class Action: The View from Canada
netdiligence.com – Experts Gerry Gill and Christine Galea provide a current look at Canadian cybersecurity and privacy law, with some suggestions of what’s to come. Tweeted by @NetDiligence https://twitter.com/NetDiligence/status/1480978852469952515
Siemens ProductCERT and Siemens CERT
new.siemens.com – The central expert teams for immediate response to security threats and issues affecting Siemens products, solutions, services, or infrastructure. Tweeted by @TheHackersNews https://twitter.com/TheHackersNews/status/1481159463935803396
Samba – Security Updates and Information
samba.org – Home of Samba, the SMB file server Tweeted by @TheHackersNews https://twitter.com/TheHackersNews/status/1481159463935803396
Cybersecurity notifications
se.com – Schneider Electric Global. Browse the latest Schneider Electric vulnerability disclosure and security notification information. Tweeted by @TheHackersNews https://twitter.com/TheHackersNews/status/1481159463935803396
SAP Security Patch Day – January 2022 – Product Security Response at SAP – Community Wiki
wiki.scn.sap.com – This post by SAP Product Security Response Team shares information on Patch Day Security Notes* that are released on second Tuesday of every month and fix vulnerabilities discovered in SAP products. … Tweeted by @TheHackersNews https://twitter.com/TheHackersNews/status/1481159463935803396