Data Privacy, Data Security, Healthcare Lawmakers Question Executives on Security; State AGs Move to Halt Sale of Bankrupt Firm Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • June 10, 2025 23andMe’s founder and former CEO Anne Wojcicki, interim CEO Joseph Selsavage, and law professor Margaret Hu testified before a Congressional committee concerning the…
Data Privacy, Data Security, Government Supreme Court Decision Overturns Lower Court’s Injunction David Perera (@daveperera) • June 6, 2025 Image: Bill Perry/Shutterstock In a significant legal shift, the U.S. Supreme Court has granted the “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) access to American citizens’ data held by the Social Security Administration…
Data Privacy, Data Security Insights from Blancco’s Forslund and Uenuma on Data Sanitization Security Concerns Anna Delaney (annamadeline) • June 5, 2025 Fredrik Forslund, Vice President and General Manager, International, and Maurice Uenuma, Vice President and General Manager, Americas, Blancco Technology Group Businesses globally are facing significant risks from data…
Vodafone Faces €45 Million Fine in Germany for Data Privacy Violation In a significant enforcement action, Vodafone has been hit with a record fine of €45 million in Germany due to a serious breach of data privacy regulations. This substantial penalty underscores the critical importance of data protection standards and…
Data Breach Incident Involving Turkish Journalists Raises Concerns About Cybersecurity and Press Freedom In a troubling development, three Turkish journalists have filed criminal complaints alleging that their private communications and location data were illegally obtained and disseminated online. This incident, which the journalists describe as an intimidation tactic aimed at…
Data Privacy, Data Security, Fraud Management & Cybercrime Cloud Services Provider Agrees to $1.9M Settlement Following 2020 Patient Data Breach Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • May 15, 2025 Image: Netgain Technology Netgain Technology, a cloud services provider based in Minnesota, has reached a $1.9 million settlement related to a ransomware…
A recent report has highlighted significant gaps in data security measures within healthcare institutions, drawing a stark comparison to the safeguards employed by financial institutions. An individual cited by CBC expressed concern, asking, “How can a banking institution have those sorts of safeguards in place, but there are no alerts…
In the contemporary digital landscape, the terms data privacy and data security frequently emerge, particularly as vast quantities of sensitive personal and corporate information are shared and stored online. While these concepts are interlinked and critical for safeguarding data, they represent distinct facets of information protection. Understanding their differences is…
In our increasingly interconnected world, the management of user data has come under intense examination, particularly concerning applications that share sensitive information across borders. A notable instance of this ongoing debate involves TikTok, the widely-used Chinese mobile video-sharing platform that has faced scrutiny over privacy and data security issues since…
