12/06/20 GDPR Community Round-Up

Here’s a round-up of interesting reading we found online today*;

• The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) has published a Code of Conduct on data protection which establishes dedicated sector-specific rules and best practices to ensure compliance with the EU GDPR and promotes the highest standards of data protection in the online gambling sector.

• Belgium’s data protection authority has expressed doubts about the legality of a plan to install 250 cameras at coastal resorts to keep track of visitor numbers. The authority, formerly known as the privacy commission, said in a press release that it had found out about the plan from the press. Based on that information, the authority has a number of questions.

• Data protection, controls and compliance don’t have to be an onerous obligation. With the right approach, you can turn it into a key differentiator for your business, says Tala’s Director of Product Management, Deepika Gajaria. Data privacy and protection are fundamental aspects of every business with a digital footprint.

• Update from the Czech Republic: UOOU issues statement on a number of data breaches reported. Data BreachData ControllerData Security. The Office for Personal Data Protection ('UOOU') published, on 9 June 2020, a statement ('the Statement') outlining that from January until May it received more than 100 reports on breaches of personal data security.

• Insightful blog post, "How GDPR will be impacted by Brexit with the Ambiguity during this transitional period" written by Martin Ojala

• Insightful blog post, "Data-Privacy Protection Amidst COVID-19 - Recent Updates for the Employment Sector. The World Health Organization (“WHO”) on March 11, 2020, declared COVID-19 as a pandemic and effectively urged the countries to take all necessary steps and measures to detect, test, isolate, treat people in order to avoid a handful of cases resulting into wide-spread community transmissions which would further stress the capacity of global public health institutions".

• CISOs buying into unified security proposition. The time is right for all-in-one security solutions, according to a report. Alex Scroxton, Security Editor. Non-integrated point solutions make enterprise cyber security more challenging, thereby damaging confidence in security, making it harder to gain an accurate picture of what is going on, and wasting time managing multiple suppliers, according to a plurality of IT and security professionals.

• As the public increases its use of mobile banking apps, partially due to increased time at home, the FBI anticipates cyber actors will exploit these platforms.

• Update "Infosys gears up to address rising cybersecurity concerns amid COVID-19 crisis".

• Unsecured databases attacked 18 times per day by hackers. If you think leaving user data exposed online for "just a day" is no big deal, think again.

• UK invests £10m to tackle cybersecurity threats on digital devices and services.

• Google: Here's how phishing and malware attacks are evolving. Coronavirus-themed phishing lures are still on the rise, particularly in certain geographic locations - but most are being stopped before they reach your inbox.

• Macy's Pays $192,000 to Settle Data Breach Suit. US department store giant Macy's has agreed to pay almost $200,000 to settle a lawsuit brought over a data breach, according to Footwear News.

• Update from Indonesia "With GDPR As Guide, Indonesia Nears Major Changes To Rights Of Personal Data Owners.

*These sites aren’t affiliated with GDPR Community and these aren’t an advertisement, they’re simply site’s we’ve thought the community might have an interest in reading.