Data

A charity supporting transgender children and young people has issued an apology after thousands of emails were made public online.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-48652970

Over half of consumers in the UK (53 percent) are worried that the shift to biometrics to authenticate online payments will dramatically increase the amount of identity fraud, according to new research conducted by Paysafe. The research, found that over three quarters (79 percent) of consumers still favour passwords for making payments online due to concerns about the security of new biometric options.

https://thefintechtimes.com/passwords-for-biometrics/

Consumers prefer passwords to biometrics due to fear of identity fraud

https://www.techradar.com/news/uk-consumers-are-still-worried-about-biometric-security

In the year since the GDPR compliance deadline, the number of data files exposed online without adequate protection is up more than 50% due to misconfigured security controls, report reveals

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252464220/23-billion-business-and-consumer-data-files-exposed-online

Brussels, 22 May - Just a few days short of the GDPR’s first anniversary, the European Data Protection Board surveyed the Supervisory Authorities (SAs) of the EEA and takes stock of the Board’s achievements.

https://edpb.europa.eu/news/news/2019/1-year-gdpr-taking-stock_en

In our data-driven world, it’s more important than ever to know who is using your personal data, and why. It’s your right to be informed about how organisations are using your data, even if it happens behind the scenes. This includes understanding how people use your data to target you with social media adverts.

https://ico.org.uk/bedataaware

With ever-increasing storage capacity, organisations are needing to take more control of their file management systems with thorough data governance policies. Otherwise, they run the risk of project data being exposed

https://www.computerweekly.com/feature/Data-governance-the-importance-of-getting-it-right

News of significant data breaches impacting large organisations is increasingly commonplace, a recent report however, has found that small businesses are at greater risk.

Every year, the comprehensive Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) provides the industry with a deep dive into the latest trends in cybersecurity incidents. This year’s report found that insider threat incidents have been on the rise for the last four years, increasing by five percent since hitting a low point in 2015. This year’s report also shows that 34 percent of all breaches happened as a result of insider threat actors.

https://www.observeit.com/blog/2019-verizon-data-breach-investigations-report-shows-spike-in-insider-threats-our-top-3-takeaways/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=SocialWarfare

Executives and cloud-based services are gaining popularity as targets for cyber criminals, according to the latest data breach investigations report