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Webinar September 20, 2022: OT Jungle Expert's View
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Fortinet invites you to a free webinar on September 20, 2022 from 10:00 a.m. with the topic "How to make your way through the jungle of paragraphs and requirements in OT environments". In addition to technical requirements, which are all too often simply answered with technical functions, many companies are also subject to regulatory requirements. These are, for example, IT-SiG 2.0, NIS 2.0, GDPR. But there is more and then there are also standards such as ISO 27k, IEC 62443 or IT-Grundschutz NIST CSF. Many companies have many unanswered questions. Webinar on September 20, 2022…

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Webinar August 16, 2022: Backup concept & IT emergency manual
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Backup specialist Novastor invites you to a free webinar on August 16, 2022 from 11:00 a.m. on the topic "Backup concept & IT emergency manual - requirements, basics, implementation". Preventing data loss is one of the requirements that legislators place on companies and authorities. Appropriate prevention and internal or external company audits - for example in accordance with the EU GDPR - require documentation in the backup concept and an IT emergency manual in addition to the data backup itself. NovaStor, solution provider and manufacturer for data backup, provides an overview of the advantages and benefits of the backup concept and IT emergency manual. Webinar on August 16, 2022 from 11:00 a.m. “Backup concept…

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GDPR compliance also protects against ransomware damage
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What were those times back in 2018, when the entry into force of the GDPR caused the greatest possible excitement in business and IT. Well, a realization after 4 years with GDPR: GDPR compliance also protects against ransomware damage. In the meantime, tempers have calmed down significantly in this regard and we had to experience a pandemic and a war of aggression in Europe. To make a long story short: Those who were GDPR compliant from the start were better able to deal with these enormous crises because they have already given their most valuable assets, their data, the necessary attention and have everything necessary…

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4 years GDPR: 1,6 billion euros fines, 1.000 violations

A small summary after 4 years of GDPR: data protection authorities sanctioned more than 1.000 violations with fines of 1,6 billion euros. Public service and SMEs with a clearly visible lack of compliance in data protection issues. Violations punished in Germany primarily affect SMEs. On the occasion of the anniversary of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the data protection experts from heyData took a look back at all GDPR fine procedures and took stock. Since 2018, the responsible European data protection authorities have punished a total of 1.072 data protection violations with fines of more than 1,6 billion euros. A striking number of data protection violations in the public sector Gaps in data protection…

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Can IT forensics protect democracy?

A democracy offers many rights and freedoms to the people who live in it. Guaranteeing and protecting this is the task of the state. Exterro explains how IT forensics can help with digital forensic examinations of data carriers, IT systems and communication links. Smartphones, computers, instant messengers and online services have changed the work of the Office for the Protection of the Constitution, police authorities and other federal and state bodies. In order to protect the free-democratic basic order and to ensure the peaceful coexistence of people, they increasingly need solutions for IT forensics. Exterro, provider of legal GRC software that enables e-discovery, digital forensics, data protection and cybersecurity compliance...

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Record fines to be expected from DSGVO / GDPR
Record fines to be expected from DSGVO / GDPR

The EU Commission has further modernized the rules for the data economy. The record fines from the GDPR over the past ten months reveal that companies are already overwhelmed when it comes to complying with existing rules. The task becomes more difficult as new regulations are added and the amount of data grows. It's time for companies to fundamentally rethink their data management to finally regain control and contain compliance risks. GDPR: Already a fine of 1,6 billion euros Around 1,6 billion euros, this sums up all the fines that have been levied against…

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Political agreement on EU-US data protection seems worthless
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Data security expert Detlef Schmuck from TeamDrive: “Political agreement on EU-US data protection is worthless. It is hard to imagine that the USA will submit to the data protection dictates of the EU.” As early as June 2020, the ECJ declared the transatlantic data protection agreement Privacy Shield invalid. "The so-called political agreement on data protection between the European Union and the USA is currently not worth a damn," says data security expert Detlef Schmuck. The President of the EU Commission Ursula von der Leyen and US President Joe Biden recently surprised with such an announcement. "The decision of the European...

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Secure e-mail transmission in the cloud is gaining in importance
Secure e-mail transmission in the cloud is gaining in importance

In 2021, email will be 50 years old. During this time, it has long established and proven itself as the main means of communication in everyday business. This will not change in 2022 either - on the contrary: by 2025, general email usage will increase rapidly. In view of the fact that many companies are currently moving their office and e-mail applications to the cloud, the importance of e-mail security is becoming more important again. Because hackers don’t stop at applications like Microsoft 365 either. With professional solutions, however, it is also possible here…

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Care services: Manage the personal data of persons in need of care and staff in a legally secure manner
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Nursing services have been subject to the strict provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) since 2018. But many providers have been taking the associated data protection requirements "quite loosely" for years. TeamDrive helps care services to manage the personal data of people in need of care, relatives and staff in a legally secure manner. Often personal data, medical information and accounting files are sent unencrypted by email. If the violations are exposed, severe penalties are imminent. In addition, owners or managing directors are usually held personally accountable in the event of data protection violations. Data management service creates legal certainty The Hamburg-based TeamDrive GmbH wants to provide a remedy with its data management service of the same name. TeamDrive ensures ...

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GDPR: Effective Tool or Paper Tiger?
GDPR: Effective Tool or Paper Tiger?

When the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) officially came into force across the EU in May 2018, the data protectionists had high hopes. A comment from 8com GmbH. Finally, violations of the protection of personal data should be punished with substantial fines, and digital corporations such as Facebook and Google should be put on the curb. But did the extensive set of rules, which at the time served as a model for data protection laws worldwide, have the desired effect? Poor enforcement "The hopes and expectations raised by this flagship law are turning into frustration at the slow enforcement," writes civil rights organization Access Now in its report on the occasion of ...

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