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Security Compliance & Data Privacy Regulations

eSecurity Planet

Regulatory compliance and data privacy issues have long been an IT security nightmare. And since the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) took effect May 25, 2018, IT compliance issues have been at the forefront of corporate concerns. GDPR-style data privacy laws came to the U.S. Location Matters.

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Expanded New York Data Privacy Laws Loom in 2021

SecureWorld News

New York appears to be poised to make 2021 the year of data privacy for the Empire State. As part of the 2021 State of the State address, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a comprehensive law that "will provide New Yorkers with transparency and control over their personal data and provide new privacy protections.".

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Cross-Border Data Privacy and Security Concerns in the Dawn of Quantum Computing

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Cross-Border Data Privacy and Security Concerns in the Dawn of Quantum Computing. New EU restrictions could force companies to change data transfer practices and adopt more advanced data encryption methods. In recent years, costly breaches and evolving data security concerns have bubbled up to a board level agenda item.

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9 Possible Ways Hackers Can Use Public Wi-Fi to Steal Your Sensitive Data

Security Affairs

Public Wi-Fi users are prime targets for MITM attacks because the information they send is often not encrypted, meaning it’s easy for hackers to access your data. They might even lock you out of your own accounts by resetting your passwords. Avoid entering any data if you see a warning message about a site’s authenticity.

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Episode 226: The Cyber Consequences Of Our Throw Away Culture

The Security Ledger

We speak with John Shegerian of ERI about his new book: “The Insecurity of Everything” and how our e-waste may be exposing sensitive data to other nations. A note: we have free copies of John’s book available for Security Ledger podcast listeners. It accounts for less than 2 percent of the world’s waste stream by volume.

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2022 World Password Day: Educate Your Users About Good Password Hygiene

SecureWorld News

Even though World Password Day is over, it's never too late to remind your end-users that weak, unimaginative, and easy-to-guess passwords—like "123456," "qwerty," and, well… "password"—are poor options for securing accounts and devices. You can prevent attackers from gaining easy access to sensitive data or critical information.

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Biden wants stronger privacy protections, no targeted ads for children

Malwarebytes

As Frances Haugen, who is here with us tonight, has shown, we must hold social media platforms accountable for the national experiment they’re conducting on our children for profit. . It’s time to strengthen privacy protections, ban targeted advertising to children, demand tech companies stop collecting personal data on our children. .