No grace period after Privacy Shield ruling, warn EU data board

by Sam | Jul 29, 2020 | Compliance, Cyber Security, Data, GDPR

No grace period after Schrems II Privacy Shield ruling, warn EU data watchdogs European data watchdogs have issued updated guidance in the wake of last week’s landmark ruling striking down a flagship transatlantic data transfer mechanism called Privacy Shield. In...

As the GDPR turns 2, Big Tech should watch out for big sanctions

by Sam | Jun 11, 2020 | Apple, Compliance, Cyber Security, Data, Facebook, GDPR, Government, Microsoft

As the GDPR turns 2, Big Tech should watch out for big sanctions Two years ago, Europe introduced the world’s toughest data privacy legislation, putting on notice the tech giants of the world who’d grown fat off your personal data.  The General Data...

EU’s new AI rules will focus on ethics and transparency

by Sam | Feb 28, 2020 | Artificial Intelligence, Compliance, Data, GDPR, Government

EU’s new AI rules will focus on ethics and transparency The European Union is set to release new regulations for artificial intelligence that are expected to focus on transparency and oversight as the region seeks to differentiate its approach from those of the United...

5 things to do if you were affected by the DoorDash data breach

by Sam | Sep 27, 2019 | Cyber Security, Data, Hacking, Malware, Phising, Ransomware

5 things you should do if you suspect you were affected by the DoorDash data breach DoorDash, a popular food delivery app, announced Thursday that hackers accessed the company’s data system and stole the personal information of approximately 4.9 million customers,...

Human Error, We Meet Again – Cyber security Basics

by Sam | Apr 8, 2019 | Cyber Security, Data, Did You Know?

Human Error, We Meet Again Are Employees the Weakest Link in the Fight Against Cyber Vulnerabilities? For all the hundreds of firewall rules and network protocols that your security staff may put in place to better safeguard your network, sometimes there’s simply no...

Medical Practice Forced to Close Following Ransomware Attack

by Sam | Apr 3, 2019 | Cyber Security, Data, Healthcare, HIPPA

Michigan Medical Practice Forced to Close Following Ransomware Attack A ransomware attack can prove costly to resolve. That cost was not deemed worth it by one Michigan practice, which has now permanently closed its doors. The ransomware encrypted the system at...