All articles by Naomi Owen
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Q&A
Interview with BitSight: Managing ransomware with Financial Quantification
BitSight talks with GRC World Forums on how companies can reduce their risk of experiencing a ransomware attack, manage the risk to supply chains, and utilise Financial Quantification to get the message across to executives and boards.
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Feature
GRCTV: Are virtual assets really the financial crime risk some say?
Joe Tidy and this week’s guests discuss recent wins for cyber, Kleptocracy in London and Russia, and what needs to be implemented to reduce the risk of virtual assets to AML.
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Article
GRC TV Episode 2: AI and Synthetic Media
This week’s guests discuss abolishing Clearview AI, the paradigm shift in synthetic media and the impact of BlackLivesMatter on facial recognition technology.
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Feature
GRC TV Episode 1 and the big privacy debate
Episode 1: Data Protection and Privacy discusses pragmatism, activism, and arsonism in the privacy space, Big Tech, and the success of Privacy by Design.
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Article
Red Flag series: Orchestrating RegTech solutions to work together
The first episode of the GRC Red Flag Series discusses the GRC Orchestrate project and calls for firms to work collaboratively on standardising industry-led solutions to RegTech.
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News
Cloud security switch will increase cyber security spending to $200 billion a year by 2024, says BI
The switch to cloud security will increase global cyber security spending to $200 billion a year by 2024, according to a new report by Bloomberg Intelligence (BI)
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News
European Commission outlines restrictions of AI use in draft regulation
The European Commission has published its final draft proposal for the legal regulation of artificial intelligence, proposing a risk-based system and the banning of “unacceptable uses”
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Analysis
Why are British educational establishments under cyber attack?
The National Cyber Security Centre in the United Kingdom last month put out an alert to schools, colleges and universities warning of a rise in ransomware attacks. But what is driving the attacks and how can educational establishments respond? GRC World Forums finds out.
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News
Large crypto exchange Gemini signs agreement with Comply Advantage
Gemini , one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has selected ComplyAdvantage’s hyperscale platform for its AI-powered AML risk management.
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News
DoS and API attacks ‘on the rise’
New analysis from F5 Labs suggests Denial-of-Service (DoS) and Application Programming Interface (API) attacks, are on the rise globally.
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Blog
A quick glance at the current state of US privacy laws
Confused about the state of play when it comes to the varying United States’ privacy laws? Here is an at-a-glance reminder of where we are in several states ahead of PrivSec Global’s panel, US Privacy: The Year for Change?
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Analysis
Artificial Intelligence: pay attention to the law and understand what the data is for
Megan Marie Butler, ahead of her PrivSec Global appearance, explains the privacy pitfalls of using Artificial Intelligence in HR.
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Analysis
Managing employee data fairly through the use of AI
Artificial Intelligence solutions are increasingly being looked at in the management of human resources and talent in our workspaces, but how do you ensure they can be used fairly without bias? Dr Amy Lui Abel discusses some of the key considerations and how critical employee data can be managed.
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Analysis
Data adequacy: a flawed concept?
Following Schrems and Brexit, international data-sharing and the concept of adequacy has dominated much of the global news on data protection. But is adequacy itself a flawed concept? Marty Abrams explains why he thinks we need a better alternative
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News
EU antitrust chief warns Apple must apply iOS 14 privacy policy to its own apps
EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager warns Apple that its own apps must abide by its new privacy update amid accusations of anti-competitiveness from Facebook.
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News
Google disables Chrome extension infected with malware
Google Chrome has blocked users from installing the popular extension, The Great Suspender following unconfirmed reports that it had been used to steal login credentials.
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Feature
The future of India’s privacy landscape
India is one of the world’s largest data-generating countries and is on the cusp of enacting a new Data Protection Law. PrivSec Report examines what it could all mean.
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News
Philippines ‘could face FATF sanctions’ for failing to implement legislation
The Philippines risks being put on the Financial Action Task Force’s “grey list” if it does not fully implement the necessary amendments to its anti-money laundering law, according to the country’s Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC).
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News
Saudi Arabia to implement stricter AML rules for Forex offices
The authorities in Saudi Arabia have reportedly approved stricter rules to combat money laundering and terrorism financing.
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News
ICO urges UK companies using SolarWinds Orion to check for data breaches
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has urged UK companies using SolarWind’s compromised platform Orion to determine if the personal data they hold has been affected by the cyber-attack.