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
Manchester United is the victim of cyber attack
The British football club Manchester United has been hit by a cyber attack. It appears to be a ransomware att...
Top Biden adviser may seek to curb Big Tech’s power
Likely future cabinet member is an opponent of statutory immunity for Internet tech companies. It looks li...
EC to intervene in patent dispute between tech and carmakers
Carmakers claim it's a case of antitrust rather than just a contract dispute. The European Commission (EC)...
Chrome extensions will show the data they collect from users
Google said this week that it plans to add a new section on the Chrome Web Store. It is intended for extensio...
VMware releases blockchain service
VMware has released its blockchain product. With VMware Blockchain, companies can set up networks and decentr...
Firefox 83 comes with an ‘HTTPS-Only-Mode’ loading only HTTPS sites
Firefox 83 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday and will come with a new security feature designed to loa...
Zoom releases feature that alerts organizers of possible raids
Zoom has released a new feature that can alert conference organizers when they are at risk of being Zoombombe...
BlackBerry discovers hacker group selling their services
BlackBerry's security team has come across a group of hackers offering their services for hire. The group cal...
Gartner’s forecasts show EMEA IT spending will grow by 2.8% in 2021
Gartner forecasts that the IT spending in EMEA will total $1.075 trillion in 2021. Compared to 2020, that is ...
Palo Alto Networks to acquire security start-up Expanse for $800M
Palo Alto Networks has inked an $800 million deal to acquire a security start-up Expanse. Expanse is a well-f...