Companies are taking increasingly more measures to defend themselves against external cyber attacks. Medium-sized companies in particular are catching up with the introduction of authentication via software or hardware tokens. In addition, the number of ICT security incidents is decreasing due to an attack from outside. Statistics Netherlands reports this on the basis of the […]
An investigation by the Dutch Data Protection Authority (DDPA) showed that dozens of hospital employees had unnecessarily inspected the medical file of a well-known Dutch person. The AP imposes a fine of 460,000 euros on the Hagaziekenhuis for insufficient security. In terms of technical and organizational measures, the Hospital has taken insufficient security measures in […]
The Spanish police have rounded up a gang of internet crooks who have been active for several years and specialized in setting up online fake shops. These were often indistinguishable from the real thing, behind hundreds of checking accounts. A 23-year-old man is considered Spain’s biggest internet fraudster. His scam earned him around 300,000 euros […]
The GDPR causes uncertainty for many SMEs, associations and foundations because, due to complexity and vague standards in the law, in many cases it is not clear which data may be processed in which way. The government is requested to enter into consultation with the Dutch Data Protection Authority to ensure that the Dutch Data […]
‘Payment details provide a complete picture of someone’s life: what do you spend your money on, which associations are you a member of, who do you associate with, what patterns are visible?’ That is why the AP considers it important to point out the privacy rules to the banking sector and has sent a letter […]
Due to an error at Bureau Jeugdzorg Utrecht, the files of thousands of vulnerable children have been leaked. In the files you will find extremely sensitive information, such as their mental disorders, details of sexual abuse and even suicide attempts. Research from RTL Nieuws shows.
Menzis has to pay a penalty of 50,000 euros from the Dutch Data Protection Authority (DDPA) because people within the organization may have had unauthorized access to health data. Menzis reports this on Thursday in the 2018 annual report. Data that employees were not allowed to view because of their position could still be requested. […]
Minister Bruno Bruins (Healthcare) wants the Dutch Data Protection Authority to investigate whether the medical data of hundreds of thousands of Dutch patients is kept safe. The AD revealed on Saturday that hospitals have recently started to have patient data stored in the Google cloud. Price experts and MPs are critical of the choice for […]
One in two companies has been a victim of cyber incidents, according to a survey among SMEs by financial service provider Centraal Management. Nicole Mallens of the VNO-NCW business organization: “Most SMEs do take a number of basic technical measures, such as a firewall, a virus scanner or making backups. Yet there is a group […]
AVG not the most exciting topic is brought to the attention at BNR Zakendoen by Hans Biesheuvel from ONL for entrepreneurs. Hans Biesheuvel indicates that SME entrepreneurs struggle a lot without a compliance officer who takes care of all this. The Dutch Data Protection Authority is going to check more strictly and is busy pulling […]