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The theme of Data Privacy Day 2020 is “Own Your Privacy.”
Data Privacy Day began in the United States and Canada in January 2008 as an extension of the Data Protection Day celebration in Europe and is officially led by NCSA in North America.
With the California Consumer Privacy Act taking effect this year and other states considering similar legislation, data privacy has become a growing concern for businesses and consumers alike, says StaySafeOnline. The organization cites a recent survey...

“This debate has been ongoing for some time now and there is clearly a need to protect the rights of the individual around the collection, processing and storage of personal data.” Steve Durbin, Managing Director, ISF
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., and Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, introduced a bill to reform Section 215 of the PATRIOT Act and prevent abuses of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act....

The belief that effective perimeter security is the best way to protect data is a fallacy that is being repeatedly exposed. We must recognise the need for a data-centric security model to protect data from both internal and external threats, but what...

“In a hyperconnected world, attack surfaces and interdependencies will grow astonishingly quickly,” warns Steve Durbin, Managing Director of the Information Security Forum.
For the first time ever, the top five most likely global risks enumerated in the annual Global Risks Report from the World Economic Forum (PDF) are all environmental: extreme weather, climate action failure, natural disasters, biodiversity loss, and...