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Happy Data Protection Day: GDPR and privacy throughout the last 30 years.

January 27, 2023

Data Protection Day: GDPR and privacy throughout the last 30 years. ...
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5 tips to maintain Privacy on Social Media for GenZ in the Digital Age

January 16, 2023

5 tips to maintain Privacy on Social Media for GenZ in the Digital Age ...
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New SCCs under GDPR: How to prepare yourself and avoid fines?

November 24, 2022

New SCCs under GDPR: How to prepare yourself and avoid fines? ...
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Don't let it leak! How to prevent human error data breaches.

November 8, 2022

Don’t let it leak! How to prevent human error data breaches. ...
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No Trick or Treat but Digital Tricks and Traps: About Dark Patterns in Cookie Banners.

October 28, 2022

No Trick or Treat but Digital Tricks and Traps: About Dark Patterns in Cookie Banners. Written by: Charlotte Bourguignon With Halloween ju...
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Practice what you Breach: how Data Governance can help you be more cybersecure.

October 27, 2022

Practice what you Breach: How Data Governance can help you be more cybersecure. Written by: Roxana Lemaire “Data is the pollution problem...
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Instagram receives €405 million fine for violating GDPR

September 7, 2022

Author: Charlotte Bourguignon On Monday, tech giant Instagram received a whopping €405 million fine from Irish regulators for violating chil...
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What is the cost of non-compliancy to GDPR?

August 19, 2022

What is the cost of non-compliancy to GDPR? The EDPB publishes Guidelines on the calculation of administrative fines under the GDPR Writte...
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Don't Fall for these 5 Security Pitfalls this Summer.

July 13, 2022

Author: Charlotte Bourguignon Summer! It is the favourite time of the year for many of us. Let’s be honest, the blue sky and a sunny holida...
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GDPR 4ever! 4 years with GDPR and its impact

May 25, 2022

Authors: Marloes de Bruin & Riesa van Doorn Today marks 4 years with GDPR since it came into force in 2018. For many organisations, the GDP...
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Lawyer Up! The cruciality of IT security in law firms

May 6, 2022

These days, much of our work is digitalised. Organisations adapt their business strategy and processes to a more data driven approach. This has a lot...
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Responsibility under the GDPR: What is the role of a lawyer?

April 20, 2022

Responsibility under the GDPR: what is the role of a lawyer? The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), presents various concepts that are used t...
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Biometrics and GDPR: friend or foe?

April 8, 2022

Biometrics and GDPR: friend or foe? Written by: Charlotte Bourguignon & Bavo van den Heuvel Biometric data are hot, and no longer only used by th...
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Clinical Trials and GDPR: What non-EU companies need to know.

March 21, 2022

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) entered into force in May 2018, regulating how companies have to go about collecting and processi...
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The Quality Act and its 3 Implications for Healthcare

March 9, 2022

The Quality Act or “kwaliteitswet” in Dutch creates a general framework of quality requirements for all healthcare practitioners, regardless of where ...
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A powerful Hybrid War with Bits and Bytes

March 1, 2022

Photo by Mikhail Nilov from Pexels As Russia has openly declared war on Ukraine on all fronts, concerns grow on how this will affect us in the West. T...
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Webinar: Digitalisation in law firms I When Privacy meets Security

February 22, 2022

Digitalisation is becoming more and more important in today’s society. It plays a big role for businesses who want to optimise and improve the efficie...
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The 8 Data Subject Rights: What are they and how can you be GDPR compliant?

February 11, 2022

Eight Data Subject Rights: What are they? The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which was put into effect in 2018, aims to give individuals ...
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Bad news for the tech giant: Does GDPR mean the end of Google Analytics?

January 28, 2022

Photo by Pawel Czerwinski on Unsplash In the wild west that is the digital transfer of data, the decision made by the Austrian Data protection authori...
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A threat for your company's data: Mitigation Strategies for Ransomware Attacks

December 8, 2021

As security related concerns for many companies grow more complex over time, ransomware attacks are gaining traction fast. An increasing numbe...
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Cyberattack in Liege: how to protect against Ryuk ransomware?

July 13, 2021

With the constant increase in the value of data and the indispensable nature of IT tools, hackers are multiplying cyber-attacks on organisations of a...
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International Privacy Day 2021: Do you have something to hide?

February 1, 2021

Written by Bart Van Buitenen Director Expertise at CRANIUM Privacy & Security The number of complaints to our Data Protection Autho...
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Why choose an external Data Protection Officer? 5 Reasons to outsource your privacy.

January 19, 2021

The main task of the Data Pr...
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The Power of Awareness: How privacy awareness increases customer satisfaction

November 30, 2020

Privacy. In many organisations it is not a top priority. Ever since the GDPR went into effect in May 2018, a lot of organisations have taken concrete ...
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Vote for CRANIUM at Data News Awards

June 4, 2020

We are very proud that CRANIUM has been nominated for the data news awards for excellence 2020 in the category #cybersecurity #innovator! ...
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Don't Get Hooked!

April 27, 2020

You may not realize it, but you are a phishing target at work and at home! look for the following indicators to prevent stolen passwords, personal dat...
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Ransomware attack at disabled care centre Open Thuis Limburg

March 28, 2020

Last weekend, the system of the disabled care centre Open Thuis Limburg was hacked and the cybercriminals asked bitcoins to unlock their files. Open ...
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The American start-up Clearview sells database with 3000 illegally scraped pictures.

February 28, 2020

There is the possibility that your photo has been illegally obtained and imported into the database of the American start-up Clearview. They scraped ...
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The risks and dangers of the new Belgian electronic identity card (eID)

February 26, 2020

In this article Bavo van den Heuvel explains why the current setup of the fingerprints on the eID card in Belgium will miss its target. In the...
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Cyberattack at Picanol

February 26, 2020

Three days ago a ransomware attack shut down production at West Flemish weaving machine producer Picanol. Plants in Ieper (Belgium), Romania and Chi...
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Gone phishing... Our experience

October 4, 2019

We have combined the results of 125.940 phishing simulations that were launched within companies from a diverse set of industries. What is phishing? P...

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