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CYBER INSIGHTS: Tuesday 20 August 2024 – Today’s SME Cybersecurity News & Intelligence

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Gibraltar: Tuesday 20 August 2024 at 07:00 CET

CYBER INSIGHTS: The Latest SME Cybersecurity News & Intelligence …
Written & Curated By Iain Fraser – Cybersecurity Journalist
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Welcome to Today’s Edition of CYBERInsights My Daily Roundup of the Latest European SME Cybersecurity News including: 1). GDPR Reduces Cyber Attacks  2). UK Police Arrest Cybercriminal 3). GDPR Explained

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1). GDPR HAS REDUCED CYBER ATTACKS – but significantly eroded business value. The implementation of the European Union´s GDPR substantially decreased Data Breaches against European firms but had a negative impact on their overall market value. GDPR requires any enterprise that controls or processes EU residents’ data to abide by the rules, regardless of its location. Therefore, firms across the world, including those in the US, might be subject to the GDPR if they process EU residents’ personal data…

2). UK: POLICE ARREST 17 YEAR OLD CYBER CRIMINAL – In a joint operation with the FBIWest Midlands Police have arrested a 17 year old boy regarding the Ransomware assault on MGM Resorts in Las Vegas. The arrest is part of a global investigation into a large-scale cyber-hacking community known as Scattered Spider, Octo Tempest, 0ktapus, or UNC3944, which is thought to have been behind several attacks. The unidentified Walsall teenager was arrested by the police on suspicion of computer misuse and blackmail…

3). WHAT IS GDPR? – Unlocking GDPR: To assist our readers navigate the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation ) Minefield we have complied  –  GDPR for SMEs – A Comprehensive Guide to Data Protection Regulations. The General Data Protection Regulation ( GDPR ) is a data privacy regulation from Europe that grants rights to individuals in the EU/EEA over how their personal information gets processed, irrespective of whether the processing occurs online or offline…

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ABOUT IAIN FRASER – I am a Gibraltar based, Accredited Journalist, (*NUJ, IFJ & ONA) Authority Writer,  Commentator & Publisher of CYBERinsights and cover all aspects of Cybersecurity [Awareness, Threat Management, Best Practice Compliance & Mitigation] and report throughout Europe & the UK

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