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
How Big Tech seeks to influence the Biden administration
Stealth initiative pushes to steer the incoming Democratic government. The powerful denizens of Silicon Va...
Trump downplays attack on federal agencies, blames China not Russia
Over the weekend, President Trump downplayed a serious cyberattack aimed at several US federal government age...
UiPath expects to go public in the first half of 2021
UiPath is a rapidly growing robotic process automation (RPA) company that is eyeing Wall Street. The company ...
Microsoft also hit by SolarWinds hack
Microsoft has disclosed that the hacked SolarWinds software also ended up on equipment within Microsoft. The ...
EU wants to increase fines on violation of cybersecurity laws
The European Union has increased the number of companies subject to strict cybersecurity rules and increased ...
Goontact spyware is capable of stealing data on iOS and Android
A new form of spyware has been discovered, with the capabilities to steal data from both iOS and Android user...
Facebook criticizes Apple over data privacy changes in iOS 14
Facebook posted full-page ads in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and Washington Post, blasting A...
Microsoft takes precautions to minimize abilities of SolarWinds hack
Microsoft has taken a number of measures to prevent the hack on SolarWinds from working. The company has seiz...
EU introduces tougher regulations for tech companies
The European Union has announced its official plans for the Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act. Wit...
EU encourages end-to-end encryption
The EU has published a resolution on how to deal with encryption, security and privacy in the future. Contrar...