Most cloud services still not GDPR-ready
With the compliance deadline for the GDPR fast approaching in May 2018, a new Netskope report took a close look at GDPR readiness among enterprise cloud services, finding …
Confusion and lack of preparation in the face of looming GDPR deadline
With the GDPR deadline set for 25 May next year, many organisations are ill-prepared due to uncertainty about the criteria for compliance. 37 percent of respondents to a …
European Commission wants ENISA to introduce EU-wide cybersecurity certification scheme
“Cyber security attacks know no borders and no one is immune,” European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker noted in his State of the Union Speech on …
European banks at mercy of US regulators
European banks are under disproportional enforcement pressure from US regulators. Since 2012, of the $38.4bn levied in economic crime fines worldwide, 97 percent of all fines …
Security flaw affects 750,000 Estonian ID cards
An international group of cryptographers has flagged a serious security vulnerability in the chip embedded in Estonian ID cards, the country’s Information System …
European court says workplace surveillance must not violate workers’ privacy
European companies must strike a fair balance between workplace surveillance and their employees’ right to privacy, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled. …
GDPR awareness: 1 in 5 businesses claim a fine wouldn’t bother them
With the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) taking effect May 25, 2018, businesses around the globe should be preparing accordingly. However, through a recent survey, …
Navigating GDPR in the mobile enterprise
Securing data and protecting privacy in a connected world is already a major challenge for any enterprise, and mobility only magnifies this challenge. Mobile devices are …
Integrating GDPR into your day to day IT practices
GDPR, four letters that when combined strike fear into the heart of any sysadmin. Luckily, there is quite some time before it comes into force, which means getting into the …
UK essential service operators with poor cyber security face massive fines
Organisations who fail to implement effective cyber security measures could be fined as much as £17 million or 4 per cent of global turnover, as part of plans to make …
New UK data protection law to offer more control to users
UK citizens will have more control over how their personal information is used by businesses, and the right to demand from social media companies and online traders the …
Only 2% of “GDPR-ready” organizations are actually compliant
Only nine percent of UK organizations that believe they are prepared for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) actually are, new research from Veritas has found. In …