Luke Irwin Archive
The European Commission has revised its long-disputed data privacy framework that it hopes will simplify personal data transfers between the EU and the US. But guess what? Max Schrems isn’t happy. Schrems is a data privacy activist and the founder …
They don’t make the headlines as often as they used to, but fines for GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) violations continue to roll in. There were 22 such penalties in July 2022, according to the GDPR Enforcement Tracker, bringing the …
Welcome to our July 2023 review of cyber attacks and data breaches, where we review the biggest security incidents across Europe. This month’s list includes a security breach linked to Swiss Review, plus the latest in a series of attacks …
Demonstrating GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) compliance has just got a whole lot easier. This is thanks to Europrivacy, a certification scheme that helps organisations assess compliance of their data processing activities in relation to GDPR and European data protection …
The Cyber Resilience Act is one step closer to reality, as the European Parliament and the Council voted in favour of its proposed rules. With this decision, the EU could soon have its first set of cyber security and data …
Small organisations often struggle to know where to begin when addressing their cyber security needs. One term they may have come across is ‘penetration testing’, but what exactly is it, and does it apply to you? Find out everything you …
The European Commission has proposed new rules to help supervisory authorities enforce the data protection regulation in cross-border cases. In its five-year history, the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) has drastically altered the way organisations process and use personal data, …
The tech giant Criteo has received a €40 million fine after it was found to have breached data protection rules on targeted advertising. Criteo, which claims to have captured the identity and interest data of 72% of all Internet users, came under …
Organisations that provide tech services and systems to third parties should be familiar with SOC (Service Organization Control) 2. The framework is designed to ensure that relevant organisations – Cloud computing providers, Software as a Service companies, etc. – process information securely. Service organisations are usually required to pass a SOC 2 audit in order to …
Welcome to our June 2023 review of cyber attacks and data breaches, where we review the biggest security incidents across Europe. That includes a pair of data breaches in Ireland in which employees leaked sensitive information, and a ransomware attack …
