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Jun 22, 2021 l Data Protection, Compliance

Nacha's Account Data Security Rule Comes into Effect this Month

The extension to the deadline to meet Nacha’s Rule related to protecting Account Numbers in an ACH transaction is upon us - June 30, 2021. This rule...

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Jun 1, 2021 l Compliance, Data Breaches, EMEA

Data Breach at German Supermarket Chain tegut

The German supermarket chain "tegut" was recently the target of a cyberattack (source in German) and on April 24 the company activated emergency...

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May 25, 2021 l GDPR, Data Protection, Compliance

Three Years of GDPR - a Look Back

It might be hard to imagine, but it has been three years since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was implemented on 25 May 2018. Time...

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May 4, 2021 l Data Protection

The Importance of Board Members in Building a Cybersecurity Strategy

Over the past 12 months, most board agendas have been largely focused on dealing with business continuity during the pandemic. Yet, this shouldn’t be...

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Apr 20, 2021 l PCI DSS, Data Protection, Compliance

What to Expect from PCI DSS 4.0

The subject of data security is often shrouded in mystery, with a multitude of acronyms from a combination of industry buzzwords and regulatory...

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Mar 4, 2021 l Data Protection, Compliance, EMEA

How South Africa's POPIA will Affect your Business

It goes without saying that data is an invaluable asset to any company. On the other hand, privacy is an invaluable asset to us as individuals. In...

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Feb 9, 2021 l Data Protection, Compliance, Asia-Pacific

New Zealand's Privacy Act 2020 Now in Effect

On December 1, 2020, updates to New Zealand's data privacy laws came into force, replacing the previously established 1993 Privacy Act. The new...

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Feb 4, 2021 l Data Breaches

Accidental Data Exposure at the Free University of Berlin

According to a report by netzpolitik.org, on January 12, an update to the Campus Management System of the Freie Universität (FU) Berlin inadvertently...

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Nov 13, 2020 l GDPR, PCI DSS, Data Protection, Compliance

How Data-Centric Security Enables Cross-Regulatory Compliance

GDPR. CCPA. HIPAA. PCI DSS. The number of acronyms within the data security and privacy sphere is forever mounting as governments and industry...

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