Data

Shadow digital minister Chi Onwurah challenges the government to stop Google’s plans to move UK user data out of the EU

Examining the technical, legal and ethical challenges around the privacy versus security debate

The UK has left the European Union however, GDPR, an EU regulation, still applies during the transition period which is due to end in December 2020.

The belief that effective perimeter security is the best way to protect data is a fallacy that is being repeatedly exposed. We must recognise the need for a data-centric security model to protect data from both internal and external threats, but what does this mean for security professionals?

https://www.computerweekly.com/opinion/Security-Think-Tank-Data-centric-security-requires-a-holistic-approach

Move puts British user data beyond the reach of the EU’s GDPR, makes it more accessible to UK and US law enforcement agencies, and has prompted anger

Four members of China's military have been charged for hacking Equifax following a 2017 breach that compromised nearly 150 million Americans' personal information.

Privacy groups Liberty and Privacy International ask the Investigatory Powers Tribunal to order MI5 to disclose full details of ‘unlawful’ conduct, after classified documents reveal the spy agency failed to comply with surveillance laws

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252477815/MI5-faces-court-ruling-over-unlawful-surveillance-warrants

Avast will close its Jumpshot big data unit following repeated allegations of inappropriate handling of customer data

Live facial recognition will be rolled out operationally by the Met Police, but police monitoring group Netpol believes it will hamper people’s ability to exercise their rights to protest

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252477453/Met-Police-could-deploy-facial-recognition-against-protesters

As data security threats evolve, knowing how to protect your data is more important than ever. Learn about the latest security threats and how to ward them off.