Cyberattack at Picanol
Three days ago a ransomware attack shut down production at West Flemish weaving machine producer Picanol. Plants in Ieper (Belgium), Romania and China were hit. They haven’t give in yet to the demands of the cybercriminals and are still busy analysing the damage of the cyber attack. VRT NWS spoke with our colleague…
Video: Google employees are eavesdropping, even in your living room…
Our colleague Bavo Van den Heuvel about Google failing to protect privacy and stealing data. For more information read the article here. The post Video: Google employees are eavesdropping, even in your living room… appeared first on GDPR.be. via WordPress https://ift.tt/2JxOFFr
Operational Impacts of the GDPR
The International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) completed their Top 10 list of the Operational Impacts of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Organizations should consult the list for a high-level overview of the types of changes to policies and procedures that they will need to take. We have narrowed their list down…
Smart Energy and GDPR for utility
Among EU’s top priorities, one can find Energy and Climate. The EU aims to replace 80% of electricity meters with smart meters by 2020. As a matter of fact, the usage of smart metering and smart grids would reduce emissions in Europe up to 9% and would have a similar effect on the…
Deal or no-deal Brexit: what are the consequences for privacy and data protection?
On 25 November 2018, a draft Withdrawal Agreement was concluded between the European Union and the UK Government. This agreement contains a political statement on how the future relationship between the EU and UK would look like after the withdrawal date of 29 March 2019, and it sets out the terms and conditions…
What has the CNIL taught us about the GDPR?
The recent 50-million euro fine issued to Google by the French supervisory authority CNIL is one of the first, if not THE first, where the GDPR’s punitive mechanism was put into practice. So what conclusions do organizations and privacy professionals need to draw from the fine? While Google’s parent company, Alphabet, is headquartered…
How the Government Shutdown Affects our Nation’s Cybersecurity
The partial shutdown of the U.S. Government has left many agencies at a much greater risk of a data breach. Because of the vast amounts of personal data that agencies such as the Dept. of Justice and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) maintain, the privacy and data breach risks are just as high.…
How the Government Shutdown Affects our Nation’s Cybersecurity
The partial shutdown of the U.S. Government has left many agencies at a much greater risk of a data breach. Because of the vast amounts of personal data that agencies such as the Dept. of Justice and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) maintain, the privacy and data breach risks are just as high.…
Binding Corporate Rules
What? Binding Corporate Rules (BCR’s) are internal rules for international data transfers within multinational companies. They allow to transfer personal data internationally within the (same corporate) group to countries that do not provide an adequate level of protection as the GDPR. Binding corporate rules must contain privacy principles, tools of effectiveness and an…
How bad passwords could change the course of history
In the first week of the new year, German politics, media and entertainment circles have been shook up by an extensive personal data leak. Links to download personal data of German politicians, journalists and entertainers were spread through a Twitter account. Data included personal emails, financial information, personal pictures and the like. Because…
