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Cyber risk awareness not turning into action, survey finds by Erin Ayers

09/05/2016 11:49
Many businesses, especially in Europe, fully understand the cyber risk they face, but have yet to implement solid plans to address it, including declining to buy cyber insurance, according to a new Risk:Value survey from NTT Com Security.    “Study any risk-based discipline for...

The role of the Data Protection Officer in Europe

09/05/2016 11:43
The impending publication of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (‘the Regulation’) means that the role of the Data Protection Officer will at long last be given a Pan-European legislative construct. CURRENT POSITION There are already many multinationals that have a Chief Privacy Officer or...

Business interruption insurance moving into IT realm: NetDiligence Cyber Risk Summit speaker

07/05/2016 19:14
More and more, the conversation surrounding business interruption (BI) is moving from the physical aspect of BI to the information technology side of things, attendees to the NetDiligence Cyber Risk Summit heard on Friday. Miki Ho, senior underwriter in the professional indemnity and...

After Bank of Greece, Cyprus Central Bank also reports cyber attack

07/05/2016 19:10
(Reuters) — The website of the Central Bank of Cyprus briefly came under cyber attack, days after a hacking collective said it conducted a similar attack on the Greek central bank’s site. The central bank’s website came under “some form of a denial-of-service” attack, a spokeswoman said on Friday,...

Where Europe leads in redefining data protection

07/05/2016 08:57
Europe is taking the lead in redefining data protection laws and that's not surprising given that attitudes to data and privacy run very deep in certain European countries for historical and cultural reasons.  Privacy is a very fundamental right in Europe and the idea that you shouldn't be...

Cyber Insurance’s $5B Premiums Prediction

07/05/2016 08:52
Amid concerns that some sectors of tech are slowing, there is one subset that is likely to keep growing, and that is cyber insurance. One set of forecasts has the market surging ahead in the near term. As reported on Thursday (May 5) by CIO Dive, citing a presentation by David Bradford,...

STOP PRESS: GDPR published in OJEC

04/05/2016 22:29
The countdown begins today.   The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is making its final journey today as it's published in the Official Journal of the European Union.   The full text of the published GDPR is accessible on this link.   Following the 24 months...

What can law firms do to protect themselves against data breaches?

28/04/2016 23:01
The ICO, the Law Society of England and Wales, and the English Solicitors Regulation Authority (the SRA) all recognize the increased threat of cyber-attacks to law firms and have each published guidance setting out practical steps that can be taken to improve security. The Law Society has set up...

Cyber Security For Process Control Remote Oil & Gas Assets 2016

28/04/2016 07:44
Marathon Petroleum, Chevron, Whiting Petroleum,  BP, Apache Corporation And More  Share Cost & Time Effective Strategies To Remote Oil & Gas Assets. A result of the prolific use of automated mission critical equipment on remote assets in recent years has led to the need for cyber...

Electronic Data & The Law Firm's Duty Of Care

26/04/2016 09:50
Client confidentiality is the bedrock of the attorney-client relationship. The sanctity of this relationship is under siege as cyber criminals, hacktivists, and even nation-states are increasingly targeting law firms. Attackers are well-aware of the sensitive and valuable client data that law firms...
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