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
Tech moguls seek to streamline the European start-up ecosystem
The European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth leads a group of unicorns. ...
EU and US in talks over new privacy deal
The European Union and the United States are negotiating on the handling of personal data. The two world powe...
Criticism of Irish privacy authority for slow GDPR action
Since the introduction of the GDPR, Ireland's Data Protection Commission has been swamped with work to enforc...
EU antitrust watchdogs to have more say over start-up deals
They want to oversee small-value acquisitions in order to protect competition. EU antitrust regulators wan...
‘Good IT options essential for professionals’
According to new research, good IT facilities to work with are increasingly important for many employees. It ...
’92 percent of Exchange servers have been patched’
Microsoft estimates that 92 percent of vulnerable Exchange servers have now received a patch. This suggests t...
Feedzai valued at $1 billion in the latest funding round
On Wednesday, financial technology group Feedzai said it had raised $200 million in an investment round led b...
EU parliament bickering over initiative in fight against Big Tech
The European Parliament is wrestling internally with the question of which committee should take the lead in ...
Proofpoint discovers and diffuses Copperstealer malware
Security specialist ProofPoint has recently discovered active malware called CopperStealer, which actively ta...
Acer has to pay 50 million in ransomware attack
Computer manufacturer Acer appears to have been hit by a ransomware attack. A number of documents from the co...