SECURITY OR COMPLIANCE?

Security or compliance? Stop choosing between them! The difference between security and compliance is more than just process. It’s philosophy and practice.

EUROPEAN PRIVACY LAWS MAY BE HAMPERING FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM

When U.S., European and Canadian law enforcement officials claimed success last year in largely obliterating militant group Islamic State’s online propaganda network following a two-year operation, it was a public database of domain names that partly helped.

DAWN OF A NEW PARADIGM

It remains to be seen whether the Personal Data Protection Act will be effective at reining in tech behemoths and serial data abusers

CLASS ACTION THREAT PUTS FOCUS ON DATA BLUNDERS

the party’s campaign got off to an unfortunate start when thousands of personalised letters (part of a mailshot to more than 400,000 Scottish voters) were sent to the wrong people.

WTF IS PECR?

An acronym that has resurfaced lately, typically when a data protection regulator mentions the General Data Protection Regulation, is PECR.