More From #RISK – Page 171
-
NewsEDPB and EDPS urge ban on AI use in public
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) have called for a general prohibition on using artificial intelligence (AI) to automatically recognise human features in public because of the risk it poses to fundamental rights and freedoms.
-
NewsUS fertility clinic suffers data breach
Information on about 38,000 patients of Reproductive Biology Associates (RBA) and affiliate My Egg Bank North America have been compromised in a ransomware attack.
-
NewsMalta’s ‘wild west’ beginnings as blockchain island catch FAFT’s eye
Members of the Financial Action Task Force (FAFT) have voiced concerns about the estimated €60bn ($71bn) of cryptocurrency and other virtual assets which moved through Malta in a ‘wild west’ period after the government declared the country a blockchain island in 2017.
-
AnalysisJohn Scanlon discusses the wildlife/FinCrime nexus at FinCrime World Forum
Before a global audience, Australian lawyer John Scanlon today presented his experiences of the illegal wildlife trade, and explored how the illicit industry props up international financial crime.
-
VideoThe GRC Red Flag Series: Putting the G in GRC - The Role of the Board in GRC
Access the on-demand video for The GRC Red Flag Series: Putting the G in GRC - The Role of the Board in GRC
-
FeatureGRC TV Episode 4: Trust and Transparency in the Digital Space
“Ethical Hacker” Victor Gevers discusses the cross-cultural use of Responsible Disclosure and this week’s panellists talk privacy-washing in Big Tech, and the c suite perspective of “If it’s not a fine, it’s not getting funded.”
-
NewsLjubica Pendaroska discusses diversity in cybersecurity at PrivSec Global
Ljubica Pendaroska is an award-winning CyberSecurity Top50 Women of Influence Europe 2019, Privacy & Data Protection Expert and international speaker.
-
ArticlePrivSec Global and FinCrime World Forum go live tomorrow
Starting tomorrow, PrivSec Global and FinCrime World Forum will bring together leading experts from around the globe to address the fragmented privacy, cyber, and AML challenges worldwide.
-
NewsUS town looks to fix IT weakness after Russia-linked ransomware attack
The administrative head of Freeport in Maine concedes there are big gaps to fill to better protect the town’s computer network after it was offline for about a week following a “scary and serious” ransomware attack earlier this month.
-
NewsFirms fined for data lapses in Singapore
Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) has imposed penalties on four companies for data protection breaches. More than 630,000 people were affected, including military personnel.
-
AnalysisTackling Europe’s underground laundering networks
Burkhard Mühl is the head of Europol’s new European Financial & Economic Crime Centre and a speaker at FinCrime World Forum in June. Weeks after an influential Europol report shed light on the complexity and scale of laundering in Europe, he tells GRC World Forums of his plans to step up the fight against financial crime.
-
NewsItalian police bust money laundering gang
The financial police in Italy say they have broken up an illegal metal recycling operation which enabled criminals to transfer large amounts of illicit cash between the country and China.
-
NewsWorld Economic Forum issues guide to combat financial crime
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has published the Unifying Framework, self-regulatory guidelines for private-sector intermediaries known as gatekeepers who are able to prevent or interrupt illicit financial flows.
-
NewsNCSC chief warns of ransomware risk
Ransomware is the key threat facing organisations in Britain and they should take it seriously, according to Lindy Cameron, CEO of the country’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC).
-
NewsChina arrests more than 1,000 in cryptocurrency money laundering case
The Ministry of Public Security in China has detained around 1,100 people on charges of using cryptocurrency to launder money.
-
NewsNZ$70m-plus seized after pyramid scheme probe
The high court in New Zealand has approved a settlement between the country’s police force and Xiaohua ‘Edward’ Gong which enables forfeiture of more than NZ$70m (US$50m, €41m), mainly cash.
-
AnalysisHear from “The man who took on Facebook and won” next week at PrivSec Global
Max Schrems, aka “The man who took on Facebook, and won” will be giving an exclusive keynote at PrivSec Global on Thursday 24 June at 2pm (BST).
-
VideoGRCTV: Trust & Transparency
Access the on-demand videos below fROM grc tv - Trust & Transparency
-
NewsHackers breach EA, stealing game source code
Gaming giant Electronic Arts (EA) has confirmed that hackers have stolen a treasure trove of data including game source code and tools for multiple popular games.
-
NewsFCA goes real-time to warn about online fraud
Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) sweeps the internet several times a day to check for online scams and then issue warnings within 24 hours, an official of the financial regulator told a Parliamentary committee.
