Eric Reinhardt reports that the board of directors of the Albany–based New York Credit Union Association (NYCUA) has approved its 2019 state legislative priorities. And one of those priorities is data security. NYCUA says it would like to see legislation that would require all entities that handle consumer information to comply with comprehensive data-security standards…
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Privacy and Data Security Strategies for Start-Up Companies
Julia Huston of Foley Hoag writes: … While we cannot cover all aspects of data security and privacy here, we offer these 10 tips that may be particularly relevant to start-ups. Inventory and lock up your sensitive information. Make an inventory of the information that your company has related to individuals, including its employees, contractors,…
UK: Leave.EU and Eldon Insurance fined over data law breach
Oliver Wright reports: The Brexit campaign group Leave.EU and an insurance company run by its founder Arron Banks are facing fines of £120,000 for data protection breaches. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is to fine Leave.EU £15,000 for unlawfully using Eldon Insurance customers’ details to send 300,000 political marketing messages, and a further £45,000 for…
Dutch DPA Publishes 2018 Report on Data Breach Statistics
On January 29, 2019, the Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, the “Dutch DPA”) published a report (in Dutch) on the personal data breach notifications received in 2018 (the “Report”). The EU General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”) requires data controllers to notify a personal data breach to the competent Data Protection Authority (“DPA”) within…
China most active in cyber espionage against U.S.: Coats
Patricia Zengerle and Doina Chiacu report: Russia and China pose the biggest espionage and cyber attack threats to the United States and are more aligned than they have been in decades, the director of national intelligence told U.S. senators in testimony on worldwide threats on Tuesday. While the two countries seek to expand their global…
Japanese government plans to hack into citizens’ IoT devices
Catalin Cimpanu reports: The Japanese government approveda law amendment on Friday that will allow government workers to hack into people’s Internet of Things devices as part of an unprecedented survey of insecure IoT devices. The survey will be carried out by employees of the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) under the supervision…