Data protection
Data privacy Microsoft updates terms on data privacy amid EU probe
Microsoft said on Monday it was updating the privacy provisions of its commercial cloud contracts after European regulators found its …
Data privacy Personal? Private? No such thing in data-hungry world
Personal data reveals a slew of secrets about friends and family so regulators should stop fixating on individual privacy and …
Data protection Amazon says customers have to protect own data
Amazon's cloud computing customers have to decide themselves how best to protect sensitive information online, a senior executive said on …
Compliance Why a compliance first approach is not enough for a strong cyber security strategy
Morgan Jay, Area Vice President EMEA at Imperva, explores the importance of performing holistic assessments of possible threats and assessing …
Data privacy Regulators expected to make Google sweat for Fitbit deal approval
U.S. antitrust regulators have little reason to oppose plans by Google's <GOOGL.O> parent Alphabet to buy Fitbit, but that does …
Customer data Donut neglect customer protection: Dunkin’ sued over cyberattacks
The parent of Dunkin' Donuts was sued on Thursday by New York Attorney General Letitia James. She accused the chain …
Cyber attack Airbus under secret-seeking attacks
A series of cyber attacks on Airbus were conducted via the computer systems of its suppliers and contractors. They were …
Data leak London-based real estate agency fined £80,000 by ICO
The Information Commissioner's Office has issued a fine of £80,000 to London-based real estate agency Life at Parliament View Ltd …
News Motor industry employee fined £25,500 for personal data theft that lasted years
The Wood Green Crown Court in London has fined a former motor industry employee named Mustafa Kasim £25,500 under the …
News ICO issued monetary fines totalling over £3m to firms in 2018-19
The Information Commissioner's Office issued 22 monetary fines totalling over £3 million under the Data Protection Act 1998 and 23 …
News Unprotected MongoDB database found containing over 188m personal data records
Security researcher Bob Diachenko along with a team from Comparitech recently discovered a publicly-available database that contained nearly 188 million …
News British Airways fined a staggering £183.39m under GDPR for suffering massive breach
On Monday, the Information Commissioner's Office announced that it has issued a fine of £183.39 million to British Airways under …
