Cybersecurity

• [New] Rounding out the 2021 top five risks for financial services are the adoption of digital technologies requiring new skills or significant efforts to upskill / reskill existing employees; economic conditions constraining growth opportunities; and privacy/identity management and information security. / Protivity
• [New] Because privacy regulations differ between nations, the risk of leaking customers' personal data varies with geography - in many countries the risk is only reputational, while in Europe the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) allows for fines of up to 4% of a company's total revenue. / SearchSecurity
• [New] As federal privacy bills emerge, lawmakers should seize the opportunity to elevate the US to be a global leader in privacy while harmonizing privacy for businesses. / VentureBeat
• [New] Android Downloads Could Leave Jihadists Vulnerable An ISIS-supporting cybersecurity group that launched cloud and chat platforms last month warned followers that their Android downloads could be leaving them vulnerable to penetration and targeting. / Homeland Security Today
• [New] China is the biggest threat for Western countries when it comes to cybersecurity and control of future digital technologies underpinning their economies and security. / Politico
• [New] As each piece of new technology hits the market, scam artists worldwide are becoming increasingly more crafty in their approach to exploit vulnerabilities in security and have left us exposed to digital attacks. / N2Growth
• [New] Protection of consumer privacy is only going to become more prevalent, and retail brands / advertisers will need to find ways to deal with things like the end of third-party cookies and Apple's IDFA and App Tracking Transparency feature. / Forbes
• [New] Consumer wariness of third-party tracking cookies and the threat they pose to personal privacy has risen steadily in the past few years, giving rise to introductions of privacy regulations across the world to protect user data. / IT Brief
• [New] HMRC has already been warned by Information Commissioner's Office that its use of digital services must not come at the expense of people's fundamental right to privacy. / Mishcon de Reya
• [New] Russia has a unique history of fusing cyber intrusions with influence operations, and it is more than possible that it will do so again powered by a treasure trove of data from the highest levels of the U.S. government. / Lawfare
• [New] Chinese hackers gained access to business email accounts through vulnerabilities in Exchange, starting in January. / CNBC
• When Google progresses its push for privacy and removes support for third-party cookies in 2022, marketers are going to have to adapt their approach to audience targeting and diversify. / Ad News
• The Dutch government has temporarily disabled its coronavirus warning app amid data privacy concerns for people who have the app installed on phones using the Android operating system. / Security Week
• HCL's Cybersecurity Fusion Centers will be designed to take advantage of IBM's Cloud Pak for Security, to help create a unified security platform to connect security teams, tools and processes across the 'threat lifecycle'. / ETCISO
• The cybersecurity risks posed to UK businesses by the FluBot scam have the potential to be significant if effective safeguarding measures are not in place. / CSO Online
• Google will end support for third-party cookie tracking in its Chrome browser by 2022, though it continues to develop an alternative ad targeting technology that also provides more privacy measures. / Retail Dive
• For Apple, a move designed primarily for privacy but at least in part to limit the power of frenemies like Facebook and Google might actually achieve its primary privacy goal but fail in its secondary goal. / Forbes
• Bearing in mind that the US has some pretty stringent online snooping powers, the best services will offer a range of security and privacy features so that users can protect themselves. / T3
• Apple reportedly plans to expand its ad business - just as it rolls out privacy rules for its devices that would hurt rivals like Facebook. / The New York Times

Last updated: 09 May 2021