According to research by Forrester Consulting, the number of companies worldwide affected by cyber incidents, such as viruses and ransomware, is declining. However, the amount of damage per incident is growing sharply, while Dutch companies pay the ransom the most. Read more about this subject at: https://fd.nl/ondernemen/1348399/onderzoek-minder-cyberaanvallen-maar-zes-keer-zoveel-schade
Many organizations have instructed their employees to work from home after the implementation of the COVID-19 measures. The availability of working from home facilities has suddenly become critical for business continuity. The NCSC offers a handy facsheet to check availability of your home working facilities. Read more on this subject here: https://www.ncsc.nl/documenten/publicaties/2020/april/1/factsheet-uw-thuiswerkfaciliteiten-zijn-nu-onmisbaar
The NCSC recommends taking precautions if employees at your organization largely start working from home because of COVID-19 (Corona). It is then important to pay attention to the points below and to take additional measures if necessary. Think of a secure connection to your company network, strong authentication, updates, antivirus, incident reporting, etc. Read more […]
What impact does the GDPR have and what benefits does it offer for Defense? The agenda seems to be filled: In June there is Data Deletion Day (cleaning up electronic and paper files), August is all about data leaks and October is the month of awareness about cybersecurity and privacy in the EU. Read more […]
The Digital Government Act has been passed by the Second chamber. The aim of the Digital Government Act is to regulate the safe and reliable login for Dutch citizens and companies with the (semi-) government. Safe and reliable log-in means that citizens receive electronic identification means with a higher degree of reliability than the current […]
Each individual manages, views and corrects his personal data himself, and determines for what purpose he or she shares it for what period with processing parties such as municipalities, doctors and institutions. How beautiful will that be? Read more about this subject at: https://ibestuur.nl/nieuws/wordt-de-burger-eigen-databaas
734/5000 The risks of IT failure in hospitals must be better identified. For the provision of good care, hospitals are increasingly dependent on the proper functioning of the ICT to prevent unsafe situations for the patient. This is evident from the report “Patient safety in the event of IT failure in hospitals”. The Council provides […]
Backup with hundreds of thousands of customer data Allianz stolen. The stolen data of 260,000 Dutch customers was stored in a safe at an external location. Read more on this topic at: https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2019/09/20/back-up-met-gegevens-honderdduizenden-klanten-allianz-gestolen-a3974055
The semi-annual report of the Durch DPA shows that for the year as a whole, approximately 24,000 data breach reports are expected to be received, or an increase of 14 percent compared to 2018. Most reports came from k 31 percent. The financial sector (20 percent) and public administration (19 percent) followed in terms of […]
The UWV benefits agency must pay an employee 250 euros in compensation because it wrongly shared information with the employee’s new employer about her previous burnout. This is in violation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), according to the Amsterdam court. Read more about this: https://rechtennieuws.nl/59884/uwv-moet-250-euro-schadevergoeding-betalen-na-datalek/