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5 Best Practices for Data Privacy Compliance

Security Boulevard

With data breaches on the rise—over 3,200 incidents in the U.S. last year alone —businesses are increasingly under pressure to protect personal data and comply with evolving privacy regulations. The post 5 Best Practices for Data Privacy Compliance appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Smart Home Data Breach Exposes 2.7 Billion Records

ZoneAlarm

Mars Hydro, a Chinese company that makes IoT devices like LED lights and hydroponics equipment, recently suffered a massive data breach, exposing approximately 2.7 This breach has raised serious concerns about the security of internet-connected devices and the potential risks for consumers. billion records.

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5 Best Practices for Data Privacy Compliance

Centraleyes

With data breaches on the rise— over 3,200 incidents in the U.S. last year alone —businesses are increasingly under pressure to protect personal data and comply with evolving privacy regulations. A well-defined framework provides clear guidelines for managing data from collection to disposal.

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National Public Data Published Its Own Passwords

Krebs on Security

According to the breach tracking service Constella Intelligence , the passwords included in the source code archive are identical to credentials exposed in previous data breaches that involved email accounts belonging to NPD’s founder, an actor and retired sheriff’s deputy from Florida named Salvatore “Sal” Verini.

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Five Data Privacy Tips for Consumers

Security Boulevard

Hackers cause data breaches every single day, exposing our email addresses, passwords, credit card numbers, social security numbers and other sensitive personal data in the process. The post Five Data Privacy Tips for Consumers appeared first on Blog.

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GUEST ESSAY: How stricter data privacy laws have redefined the ‘filing’ of our personal data

The Last Watchdog

They help with reconciliation of duplicate records, metadata creation about whether there is personal data within files, and even with associating files containing personal data with the individuals to whom they belong. Less can be more.

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Massive Data Breach Exposes 2.7 Billion Records Including Social Security Numbers

ZoneAlarm

In a staggering display of cyber vulnerability, a recent data breach has led to the exposure of 2.7 The scope and scale of this breach have sent shockwaves through the cybersecurity community, raising serious concerns about data protection and the increasing sophistication … The post Massive Data Breach Exposes 2.7