GDPR vs Blockchain: Technology vs the Law

Credit to Author: William “Bill” Malik (CISA VP Infrastructure Strategies)| Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2018 13:23:30 +0000

One of the biggest impacts that GDPR will have for consumers (citizens of countries that comply with GDPR, at least) is the right to be forgotten. A person can request that they be removed from a record. What if the record is part of a blockchain? This poses a challenge for blockchain implementations. Blockchains are…

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The GDPR is Coming: We Shed Light on What’s Still Not Working

Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2018 12:00:20 +0000

On May 25, the biggest shake-up to Europe’s data protection laws in almost a generation will finally take effect, after years of planning. For any US organization handling data on EU citizens, including service providers, it means you could face hefty fines of up to €20m ($24.7m) or 4% of global annual turnover for non-compliance….

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Mapping the Journey to GDPR Compliance: Who’s got the wheel?

Credit to Author: Steve Neville| Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2018 14:28:44 +0000

With so many different areas of the company involved in our journey to becoming compliant with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) by May 25th, it was essential for us to have a strong program manager mapping our route. The GDPR enforces the idea that every company should to be aware of data privacy for…

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Who Is Afraid of More Spams and Scams?

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2018 13:55:45 +0000

Security researchers who rely on data included in Web site domain name records to combat spammers and scammers will likely lose access to that information for at least six months starting at the end of May 2018, under a new proposal that seeks to bring the system in line with new European privacy laws. The result, some experts warn, will likely mean more spams and scams landing in your inbox.

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Our Journey to GDPR Compliance: Lessons learned on our way to May 25th

Credit to Author: Steve Neville| Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2018 15:00:24 +0000

With the European Union’s (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) date fast approaching, we have been working hard to make sure our already strong security culture and policies will align with the new regulation. As GDPR is a very broad law that includes people, process, and technology, working on compliance has involved many different areas…

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Building an incident response program: creating the framework

Credit to Author: Paul Kincaid| Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2018 17:00:32 +0000

An incident response plan does not need to be overly complicated. However, having a solid and tested framework for the program is key in the ability of an organization to respond to and survive a security incident.

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