16/05/20 GDPR Community Round-Up

Here’s a round-up of interesting reading we found online today*;
Mysterious data breach called 'db8151dd' exposed email, physical address and job titles of 22 million people - but no one knows exactly where the records came from. A public server contained more than 100 million records on 22 million people. Data included full names, email addresses, phone numbers, job titles and more. Security researchers were unable to find the source of the breach. Expert Troy Hunt hypothesizes the data was from a customer management system.
Good blog post on Security Boulevard - The Definitive Cyber Security Statistics Guide for 2020. Cyber-attacks continue to grow in both numbers and ferocity, 2019 was just a sign of the things to come. Here’s your list of 122 of the most current cybersecurity industry, cyber attack, and data breach statistics for 2020 and beyond.
Workplace Body Temperature Devices Raise Privacy Concerns. As U.S. companies start implementing return-to-work plans, many are considering whether to use no-contact temperature-taking devices. The federal government has recognized that taking temperatures is a step that companies can take to mitigate the risk of spreading the coronavirus.
Calian Awarded Cyber Security Defence Contract Valued at $22M. Calian Group Ltd. (TSX: CGY) has successfully recompeted for a contract award to provide expanded cybersecurity and informatics services to the Department of National Defence (DND). Under the contract award, Calian will continue to provide consulting services to support DND’s information and cybersecurity initiatives. The Company was awarded additional services in the areas of project management, change management, network security, IT security vulnerability assessments, IT security system operations, and incident management.
Great post on Tripwire by great researcher Graham Cluley worth a read "The top 10 most-targeted security vulnerabilities – despite patches having been available for years".
Vint Cerf suggests GDPR could hurt coronavirus vaccine development. TCP-IP-co-developer Vint Cerf, revered as a critical contributor to the foundations of the internet, has floated the notion that privacy legislation might hinder the development of a vaccination for the COVID-19 coronavirus. Essay on the role of the internet during plague times also suggests online schooling may not be the finished article.
*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.