Data Protection

Trade Secret Theft Victim Downplays Chinese Espionage Angle

The manufacturer, which recently won an intellectual property case involving the theft of proprietary algorithms, source code, and programming language scripts, doesn't deny it was a victim of corporate theft but disagrees with the implication it was "Chinese espionage."

Accountability the Next Step in Data Protection

The UK’s Information Commissioner stressed in a speech on Monday that nearly one year into GDPR, the regulation is at a critical stage.

Collaboration, Actionable Governance Needed to Secure Healthcare Sector

Organizations recently responded to a senator who's hoping to develop a strategy for reducing cybersecurity vulnerabilities in the healthcare sector.

Insiders, Data Theft A Threat To Self-Driving Car Tech

Like many companies developing self-driving car technology, Tesla and its embattled CEO Elon Musk continue to fight data theft within its ranks.

POS Malware Continues to Evolve, Infect Restaurants

The latest breach appears to have impacted at least two million credit card numbers across six restaurants, for 10 months.

45 Percent of Orgs Have Encryption Plan in Place

A Ponemon Institute report published today says the biggest driver to encryption for organizations is protecting enterprise intellectual property and consumer personal information.

Breaking Down Singapore's New Data Protection Trustmark Certification

A new certification, launched by a division of the country's government this week, is designed to help organizations demonstrate "accountable and responsible data protection practices."

Hacking Cars For Fun and Profit at Pwn2Own

Web browsers, virtualization software, even cars – nothing was off guards last week at Pwn2Own, the annual hacking competition held each year alongside CanSecWest in Vancouver.

Global Aluminum Manufacturer Still Recovering From Ransomware Attack

Norway's Norsk Hydro, the company ensnared in one of the week's biggest stories – a ransomware attack that crippled its systems – is still in the process of recovering.

Help Needed to Solve AI Data Protection Challenges

The UK's data protection authority is hoping that advances to artificial intelligence incorporate data protection by design and is seeking the public's opinion on how to do so.

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