Category Archives: GDRP

New GDPR risk assessment finds that 84 percent of US respondents expect to be ready ?

The TrustArc/IAPP survey looked at perceived risk for non-compliance of 11 GDPR requirements by US and UK firms. With GDPR Day — May 25, 2018 — now less than seven months away, companies are beginning to assess the risks of not complying with the new European Union regulation. To help focus their thoughts, security/compliance firm […]

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By BARETZKY & ASSOCIATES LIMITED
On Feb, 10, 2018
GDRP

CEO Before Members of Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Western……

CEO Ricardo Baretzky Speaks before Members of Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Transnational Crime Washington DC Capitol Hill ANNUAL CARIBBEAN AMERICAN LEGISLATIVE WEEK WEDN, 21st JUNE Legislative Forum on Capitol Hill, Dirksen Senate Office Building, 1st Street and C Street entrance, Washington, DC Ricardo Baretzky (President CyberPOL) Speaks before Members of the United […]

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By BARETZKY & ASSOCIATES LIMITED
On Oct, 13, 2017
GDRP

Global Risk News

'Digital Gangsters': UK Wants Tougher Rules for Facebook
by Associated Press on February 18, 2019 at 7:18 pm
British lawmakers issued a scathing report Monday that calls for tougher rules to keep Facebook and […]
Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Found in LG Device Manager
by Eduard Kovacs on February 18, 2019 at 6:24 pm
A privilege escalation vulnerability that allows attackers to elevate permissions to SYSTEM has […]
British Intelligence Says Huawei Risk Manageable: FT
by AFP on February 18, 2019 at 4:28 pm
British intelligence has concluded that security risks posed by using equipment made by Chinese […]
Wendy's Reaches $50 Million Settlement With Banks Over Data Breach
by Eduard Kovacs on February 18, 2019 at 1:28 pm
US fast food restaurant chain Wendy’s announced recently that it has reached a settlement […]
Exploit Code Published for Recent Container Escape Vulnerability
by Ionut Arghire on February 18, 2019 at 12:27 pm
Proof-of-concept (PoC) code is now publicly available for a recently disclosed container escape […]
Digital Transformation Presents Both Reward and Risk
by Alastair Paterson on February 18, 2019 at 12:03 pm
Digital technologies have fundamentally changed the way organizations do business. Mobile access, […]
Storage Maker QNAP Warns of Malware Targeting Its NAS Devices
by Ionut Arghire on February 18, 2019 at 10:35 am
Network-attached Storage (NAS) device maker QNAP has published a security advisory to alert of […]
Legislation Would Stiffen Penalties for Ransomware Attacks
by Associated Press on February 18, 2019 at 9:28 am
Using ransomware to hold computers hostage would draw stiffer penalties under legislation — […]
US Facebook Fine Over Privacy Could Be in Billions: Reports
by AFP on February 18, 2019 at 6:27 am
A US investigation into privacy violations by Facebook could result in a record fine running to […]
Australia Says 'State Actor' Hacked Parties, Parliament
by AFP on February 18, 2019 at 3:48 am
Australia on Monday said a "sophisticated state actor" had hacked the country's main political […]
Cryptojacking Applications Land in Microsoft Store
by Ionut Arghire on February 15, 2019 at 4:30 pm
Eight applications designed to mine for crypto-currency without users’ knowledge made their […]
US Says Ex-intel Official Defected to Iran, Revealed Secrets
by Associated Press on February 15, 2019 at 3:16 pm
A former U.S. Air Force counterintelligence specialist who defected to Iran despite warnings from […]
DHS Cyber Leader Says 2020 Security Preparations Underway
by Associated Press on February 15, 2019 at 3:11 pm
The director of Homeland Security's cybersecurity agency says officials are working to secure the […]
CSRF Vulnerability in Facebook Earns Researcher $25,000
by Eduard Kovacs on February 15, 2019 at 2:54 pm
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Mozilla, Others Want Big Retailers to Pledge Minimum IoT Security
by Eduard Kovacs on February 15, 2019 at 8:41 am
Eleven organizations are asking major retailers in the United States to stop selling […]
Facebook Taps User Data to Defend Workers From Threats
by AFP on February 15, 2019 at 6:17 am
Facebook gathers intelligence from its platform to identify people who threaten the firm or its […]
Hackers Target WordPress Sites via WP Cost Estimation Plugin
by Eduard Kovacs on February 14, 2019 at 6:58 pm
Malicious actors have been hacking WordPress websites by exploiting vulnerabilities in a fairly […]
New Variant of Shlayer macOS Malware Discovered
by Ionut Arghire on February 14, 2019 at 6:09 pm
Carbon Black’s security researchers recently discovered a new variant of the Shlayer malware […]
Germany to Let NATO Use its Cyber Skills
by AFP on February 14, 2019 at 5:15 pm
Germany is to join the ranks of NATO countries making its cyber warfare skills available to the […]
Google Paid Out $3.4 Million for Vulnerabilities Reported in 2018
by Eduard Kovacs on February 14, 2019 at 4:09 pm
Google revealed recently that it paid out a total of $3.4 million for flaws reported in 2018 by […]