All EMEA articles – Page 6
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NewsSendvalu fined for breaking money laundering rules
Malta’s financial regulator FIAU has ordered the island’s subsidiary of Swiss money transfer company Sendvalu to pay €502,000 ($591,000) for failing to comply with money laundering laws.
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ebookTaking Aim at Enterprise Data Governance
When Data is a Moving Target, do Insight and Compliance Become Shots in the Dark?
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NewsMoney laundering gang jailed in Saudi Arabia
A Saudi Arabian court has imprisoned four people for 24 years and fined them SAR140m ($37.3m, €31.8m) for illegally transferring more than SAR140m abroad.
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NewsNew programme to “spark a wave of growth” in the UK’s cyber sector
A new government-supported scheme to support the UK’s developing cyber security sector will help cyber startups, small businesses and scale-ups in launching and growing their businesses.
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NewsCrypto fraud and asset recovery network set up
A group of lawyers, forensic accountants, corporate intelligence and asset recovery experts have launched the Crypto Fraud and Asset Recovery network (CFAAR) in the UK to, they say, place the country centre stage for resolution of global crypto disputes.
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NewsIsle of Wight schools struck by ransomware attack
Six schools have fallen victim to a ransomware attack which is now preventing staff from accessing their systems.
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WebinarHandling Tricky Employee Subject Access Requests
Being able to respond effectively to subject access requests (SARs) can be challenging, especially when they are complex requests from current or former employees.
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WebinarFuture Proofing Your Privacy Program
Standing up and fortifying your company’s privacy program is serious business, particularly when new (and varying) privacy laws keep getting added to the books, and your day job to-do list isn’t getting any shorter.
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News‘Covid passport’ scheme data breach raises concerns
A data breach in the Covid vaccine passport scheme has resulted in some people receiving the personal information of other applicants.
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NewsTrial of cardinal accused of embezzlement starts at Vatican
Cardinal Angelo Becciu yesterday (27 July) sat through the opening day of his financial crimes court hearing in the Vatican. He and his former secretary, Monsignor Mauro Carlino, were the only two of the ten accused to attend: the others have exercised their right to be defended in absentia.
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WebinarData management 2021: Cloud, hybrid-cloud and on-prem
Privacy and security of personal data used to be a reasonable assumption for customers. However as organizations large and small continue to suffer data breaches, this is no longer the case.
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NewsTikTok fined for violating children’s privacy
The Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) has imposed a fine of € 750,000 on TikTok for violating the privacy of young children.
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NewsMoney laundering case against Messi dismissed
Fresh allegations accusing top footballer Lionel Messi of fraud, embezzlement and money laundering have been dismissed by a Spanish court.
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WebinarTackling the Expanding ‘Shadow IT’ Environment
The ever-growing extension of the official IT environment is one of the biggest challenges for digital forensics practitioners today.
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WebinarData Acceleration in the Era of Accelerated Cloud Transformation and Remote Work
Based on the findings from 2021 Thales European Data Threat Report, the global pandemic has had a significant impact on data security with accelerated cloud migration and increased remote working.
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NewsEx-bank director and minister jailed in Portuguese money laundering case
Armando Vara, a former director of Portugal’s state-owned Caixa Geral de Depositos bank and ex-government minister, has been imprisoned for two years for money laundering. He is already behind bars for a separate offence.
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NewsIranian hackers impersonated academics to commit cyber-espionage
A group of Iranian hackers posing as British-based academics with the aim of targeting individuals in a cyber-espionage campaign has been discovered.
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NewsConsumer groups file privacy concerns’ complaint against WhatsApp
The European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) and eight members have lodged a complaint with the European Commission and European network of consumer authorities against WhatsApp alleging EU consumer rights’ breaches.
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WebinarInstant payments need instant screening
Everyday millions, if not billions, of transactions flow through the financial system. At the same time the consumer and commercial demand for instant payments is increasing, shrinking the transaction processing window.
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WebinarWhat have we learned about Data Retention 3 years on from the GDPR?
The truth is many companies addressed their data retention obligations during the period of GDPR-readiness and have not circled back since.