French data regulator investigates Twitter’s “egregious” data security
The authority will investigate allegations made by Twitter’s former head of security.
France's data protection watchdog CNIL is investigating a whistleblower's claims that Twitter made "egregious" misrepresentations to international regulators about its data security measures, according to a r... Read more
Norway calls for Facebook to be fined for illegal data transfers
According to Norway's data protection authority, Facebook owner Meta should be penalized for continuing to transfer Europeans' private data to the United States in contravention of an essential EU court order.
If authorities do not punish the US tech giant, there would be little or no motivation... Read more
Criteo could face a $65M fine in France for breaching consent rules
French advertizing giant Criteo was found in violation of European Union data protection legislation and fined $64 million in a preliminary verdict after a multi-year inquiry by the country's national privacy authority. The verdict is the latest setback to Criteo's unsettling 'tracking-ads' system.... Read more
Druva announces ‘data protection guarantee’ worth $10 million
Cybersecurity cloud provider Druva announced its latest data resiliency guarantee that offers more than $10 million in coverage and pledges to secure the privacy, availability, and immutability of customers’ data
Druva has recently revealed a comprehensive SaaS protection service for data that... Read more
Samsung adds ‘repair mode’ to hide data on Galaxy smartphones
The feature lets technicians access your phone, but not your data.
Samsung is introducing an interesting feature for people sending in their Galaxy phones for repair. When shipping off your phone, you might want to do something to protect your data, and the new feature sounds like a great soluti... Read more
UK to replace GDPR with Data Reform Bill, promises billion pounds in savings
The specifics of the UK government's highly expected plan to replace the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) have been revealed.
According to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, the EU's GDPR prevents businesses from utilizing data as flexibly as possible (DCMS). The UK'... Read more
Microsoft Teams gets better search and an encrypted lockbox
Microsoft has updated Teams with better search capabilities and a new lockbox that allows users to manage who has access to their material.
When users search for items, the roughly 270 million people who use Teams regularly should see a change in the results. The results are less cluttered and o... Read more
Facebook slapped with $18.6 million fine for 2018 breaches of the GDPR in the EU
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined Facebook's parent company, Meta, €17 million ($18.6 million) for a series of past data breaches.
The security flaws in question, which appear to have impacted up to 30 million Facebook users, trace back many years and were reported to the Ir... Read more
‘Large majority of organizations do not adequately secure data’
A whopping 89 percent of organizations fall short when it comes to data security. At the same time, nearly nine in ten IT leaders expect data protection budgets to grow faster than IT spending overall.
Veeam reports the numbers following a recent survey. According to IT decision-makers in the Be... Read more
Proofpoint acquires data protection firm Dathena
Proofpoint announced on Monday that it acquired artificial intelligence-powered data protection firm Dathena Science for an undisclosed amount. Dathena was founded in 2016 and operates out of Singapore.
The firm offers a platform that gauges data sensitivity to offer protections and enables comp... Read more