Welcome to ISMG's GDPR Resource Center!

The EU revamped its vaunted data protection and privacy laws with the 2016 passage of the General Data Protection Regulation. GDPR enforcement went into full effect on May 25, 2018, and any organization that stores Europeans’ personal data must comply.

The U.K. House of Commons sent the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill to the House of Lords on Thursday. (Image: Shutterstock)

British Lawmakers Push Ahead With Modifying UK GDPR

Akshaya Asokan • December 1, 2023

British Conservative lawmakers are pushing ahead with legislation modifying the U.K. codification of European privacy law despite objections from privacy advocates and concerns about the legislation's impact on European trade. Government backers say the bill will bolster the domestic AI industry.

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Fraud Management & Cybercrime

TikTok Chief Summoned by EU Lawmakers For Privacy Probe

On Demand | Health Sector and Evolution of Complex Threats & What That Means for your SOC

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Fraud Management & Cybercrime

TikTok Fined 345 Million Euros by Irish Privacy Watchdog

Akshaya Asokan • September 15, 2023

TikTok will pay Irish data privacy regulators 345 million euros to settle allegations that it violated the privacy of underage users. A TikTok spokesperson said the company disagreed with the Irish Data Protection Commission, saying the violations are based on features that no longer exist.

3rd Party Risk Management

Unintended Risks Downloaded into Development

September 26, 2023

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

Polish Privacy Regulator Probes OpenAI's ChatGPT

Akshaya Asokan • September 25, 2023

The Polish data regulator launched a probe into OpenAI's ChatGPT for potential privacy violations of the European General Data Protection Regulation. The Polish regulator is the third European data protection agency to raise privacy concerns related to ChatGPT.

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

UK Approves Commercial Data Transfer Deal With US

Akshaya Asokan • September 22, 2023

The British government on Thursday signed onto a European deal easing trans-Atlantic commercial data flows with the United States, telling Parliament that the United Kingdom will accede to a Brussels-led agreement that allows American firms such as Facebook and Google to store Europeans' data.

Application Security & Online Fraud

The Evolution of Online Fraud in 2023 and Best Practices to Plug the Gaps

Tony Morbin • September 20, 2023

Vice President at Appgate, Mike Lopez, offers his expert analysis on the survey findings and how this year's results were unique to the most current cyber threats.

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Norway Court Upholds Temporary Ban of Behavioral Ads on Meta

Akshaya Asokan • September 8, 2023

A Norway court sided with the country's data protection authority in a battle against Facebook over surveillance based-ads, ruling that the agency has the authority to tell the social media giant to temporarily halt behavioral tracking without explicit consent or face daily fines.

Advanced SOC Operations / CSOC

On Demand | The time for automation is now: How your attackers are using automation and why you need to get on board

Information Security Media Group • September 4, 2023

Join Cisco experts as they talk about what effective automation looks like, what automation in the world of XDR really means, and why it’s vital for you to start using

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

France's CNIL Calls for Cybersecurity Recommendations

Akshaya Asokan • August 30, 2023

The French data regulator is calling on operators of large-scale databases to shore up defenses against a slew of threats including nation-states and sophisticated hackers capable of exploiting the supply chain or zero-day flaws. Next year CNIL will publish a set of cybersecurity recommendations.

Cloud Security

CNAPPs Emerge as a Game Changer in Cloud Security

Tom Field • August 29, 2023

Cloud-native application protection platforms are emerging as a game-changing solution to the evolving challenges in cloud security. Mattan Shalev, head of product management at Wiz, outlined the power of CNAPPs in reducing risk and fortifying cloud security.

Governance & Risk Management

Evolving Cybersecurity: Embrace an Infinite Defense Strategy

Tom Field • August 25, 2023

As the threat landscape continues to evolve, defenders need to shift their focus from individual wins to sustained proactive defenses. Resecurity COO Shawn Loveland proposes embracing a strategy of understanding and fighting adversaries in a constantly changing space - with no beginning and no end.

Security Operations

On Demand | The evolution of complex threats: Defining a modern and sophisticated threat and what that means for your SOC

Information Security Media Group • August 23, 2023

Join us to learn from Cisco about what new, modern and sophisticated threats look like today, and how these complex threats make it harder to succeed at effective threat detection and response

Security Operations

On Demand | With more data, comes more responsibility: The open nature of XDR and cross-domain telemetry

Information Security Media Group • August 23, 2023

Join us to learn how taking an open approach to XDR and leveraging native but also third-party tools can result in better detections of threats, and a more coordinated response strategy!