Marriott Faces $124M Fine for Massive Data Breach Under New Data Protection Rules July 11, 2019 By Patrick Clark and Jonathan Browning The massive hacking of Marriott International Inc. reservation databases could lead to a 99 million-pound ($124 million) fine as the...
British Airways Faces Record $230M Fine for Data Breach Under New GDPR Rules July 8, 2019 By Paul Sandle British Airways-owner IAG is facing a record $230 million fine for the theft of data from 500,000 customers from its...
EU’s Landmark Data Privacy Law, GDPR, Already Providing Global Standard May 23, 2019 By Foo Yun Chee A landmark European privacy law is making waves worldwide a year after it came into force, fundamentally changing the way...
CNA Hardy Enhances Cyber Proposition for UK Clients May 9, 2019 CNA Hardy, a specialist commercial insurance provider for clients within the Lloyd’s and company markets, announced significant enhancements to its...
MGA Coalition Covers Firms with Cyber Exposure Under EU’s Data Privacy Law February 20, 2019 Coalition, the San Francisco-based managing general agency that specializes in cyber insurance for small and mid-sized businesses, announced it is...
Irish Data Regulator Probes Twitter over Privacy Rules Breach January 28, 2019 Twitter’s lead regulator in the European Union, the Irish Data Protection Commissioner (DPC), said on Friday it was investigating the...
France Fines Google $57M for Breaching EU’s Data Privacy Rules Under GDPR January 23, 2019 By Mathieu Rosemain France’s data protection watchdog fined Alphabet’s Google 50 million euros ($57 million) on Monday [Jan. 21] for breaching European Union...
2019 Cyber Insurance Predictions: Strong Drivers for Growth Ahead January 15, 2019 By Yakir Golan Cyber insurance is trending upward, the industry is growing, and the technology around it is evolving at a very quick...
Most UK SMEs Don’t Understand Risks of Cyber Attacks, Data Loss: Aon Poll December 13, 2018 A poll of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and micro businesses in the UK shows over half are confused by...
British, Dutch Regulators Fine Uber for 2016 Cyber Attack November 30, 2018 British and Dutch regulators on Tuesday [Nov. 27] fined ride-hailing service Uber for failing to protect customers’ personal information during...