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Advice for manufacturers on the coming PSTI regulation

Pen Test Partners

This is a pivotal moment for manufacturers, importers, and distributors, imposing new compliance measures to safeguard against cyber threats. Implications for manufacturers and vendors This regulatory overhaul extends its reach to the core economic actors in the product lifecycle; manufacturers, importers, and distributors of smart products.

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SiteLock’s Top Five Cybersecurity Predictions For 2020

SiteLock

It’s safe to say that the volume and magnitude of high-profile data breaches and ransomware attacks that punctuated 2019 really kept the cybersecurity industry on its toes. We’ve analyzed the current state of the industry and packaged up our top five cybersecurity predictions for 2020. In comparison to last year, research.

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The Evolving Legislative and Compliance Landscape: A Roadmap for Business Leaders

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

The Thales 2024 Trust Index report indicates that 87% of consumers expect vendors to respect their digital rights, which leads to trusted relationships. Comprehensive cybersecurity legislation is imperative to build and maintain confidence in the future and ensure a secure digital landscape. Like DORA, PCI DSS 4.0

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The Evolving Legislative and Compliance Landscape: A Roadmap for Business Leaders

Security Boulevard

The Thales 2024 Trust Index report indicates that 87% of consumers expect vendors to respect their digital rights, which leads to trusted relationships. Comprehensive cybersecurity legislation is imperative to build and maintain confidence in the future and ensure a secure digital landscape. Like DORA, PCI DSS 4.0

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Explained: Privacy washing

Malwarebytes

A small but telling example was a recent court case where a judge ruled that car manufacturers collecting users’ text messages and call logs did not meet the Washington Privacy Act’s (WPA) standard that a plaintiff must prove that “his or her business, his or her person, or his or her reputation” has been threatened.

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FTC bans SpyFone and its CEO from continuing to sell stalkerware

Malwarebytes

Wednesday’s enforcement action represents a much firmer stance from the FTC compared to the settlement it reached in 2019 , when the government agency refrained from even using the term “stalkerware” and it focused more on lacking cybersecurity protections within the apps it investigated, not on the privacy invasions that were allowed.

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NIST Plans To Examine Internet of Things (IoT) For Its Cybersecurity Framework

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is holding a Cybersecurity Framework Workshop this week at its headquarters in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The purpose of the workshop is to discuss issues related to its widely used Cybersecurity Framework. …

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