Privacy & Compliance
There is a lot going on around privacy and compliance, especially in Europe. This in itself is a good thing, because data should be adequately protected, especially if it concerns personal data. In practice, however, it turns out to be quite disappointing how well organizations do this. We read and write a lot about data breaches. Over the years there seem to be more rather than fewer of them. Is that because organizations don’t want to do better or can’t do better? Whatever the reason, a good policy on privacy and compliance is indispensable in the current era. Especially with all kinds of new legislation that has been introduced and is coming, the need to put this high on the agenda is only increasing.
Timeline
EU watchdog: WhatsApp privacy case must be decided in a month
The European Union's privacy watchdog, EDPB, gave the Irish data protection agency a month to decide a long-d...
Microsoft posts better-than-expected earnings, optimistic forecasts
Microsoft’s shares initially dipped before experiencing an uptick (as much as 1%) in extended trading on Tu...
Atos enhances manufacturing capabilities with IDEAL GRP acquisition
Atos announced on Tuesday the completion of its acquisition of the Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system ...
Google takes Germany to court over its hate-speech law (NetzDG)
Google said on Tuesday that it is planning legal action against Germany over the country's expanded version o...
Vodafone’s Q1 revenue grows as Europe sets down the road to recovery
Vodafone’s report indicates the mobile operator exceeded expectations in the first-quarter service revenue ...
Kaseya has a master decryptor for customers affected by the REvil attack
Kaseya said that it has obtained a decryptor after the REvil ransomware attack left the remote management sof...
New malware that infects Windows via search results ads
A newly discovered form of malware has been detailed and shows an interesting system of delivery. Named Mosai...
Survey: EU firms lag behind US peers in adopting digitalization
The EIB Corporate Digitalisation Index says EU firms are 30% slower to digitalise than their US counterparts....
ASML’s second-quarter net profits rise by 38% as demand rallies
One of the world's biggest semiconductors suppliers, ASML, had an optimistic 2021 sales outlook released on W...
Google’s challenge of $2.8 billion fine gets ruling on Nov. 10
Europe’s second-top court will make a ruling on Google’s challenge against a 2.4-billion-euro ($2.8 billi...