The UK Data Protection Act controls how people’s personal data is used by the government, business or organizations in the UK. The Act has eight data protection principles. Also, it requires individuals and companies to keep personal information to themselves. The definition of “personal data”...
Data protection is the process of safeguarding data and restoring important information in the event that the data is corrupted, compromised or lost due to cyberattacks, shutdowns, intentional harm or human error. It embraces the technologies, practices, processes and workflows that ensure rightful ...
The idea was that this process could inform medium-term nationally determined contribution target setting8. Creating LT-LEDS is a highly political process, and nations have approached it in different ways, although most have employed both stakeholder engagement and modelling tools to create possible ...
Yes, and this has always been the case. In the UK, the1998 Data Protection Acthas ensured that data is kept only as needed and incorrect measure, used only for the purpose for which it was collected, kept up to date and accurate, kept secure, kept only as long as needed and that th...
“Because that’s where the money is!” was his supposed answer. In a little over 10 years since the unassuming launch of Bitcoin in 2009, cryptocurrencies have become mainstream currencies. So now threat actors also target digital wallets because, using Willie’s words, that’s where the ...
Just this month saw the largest ever cryptocurrency hack, as a Blockchain bridge called Wormhole confirmed that roughly $320 million worth of Ethereum cryptocurrency was stolen. Users of cryptocurrency store their funds on either hot or cold wallets. A ‘hot wallet’ is a device, such as a ...
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Virtual asset service providers became regulated in 2021 after a March revision of the Act on Reporting and Using Specified Financial Transaction Information was implemented. This revision included requirements for listing virtual asset prices in fiat currency, real-name accounts, and other reporting requ...
Poor paper trails:When someone makes a mistake, IT administrators are required to find the perpetrator. Identity provider logins come with data, making it easy to find out who was online and what that person did. Disparate databases:Companies work best when they have asingle version of truth....
The education sector witnessed a drastic increase in password-based attacks against cloud identities in the first quarter of 2023. One of the main reasons identified was the low security posture of educational institutions, such as not using MFA, which can make them vulnerable to phishing, credenti...