Organizations are responsible for compliance with Brazil's General Data Protection Law and, therefore, must adopt effective measures capable of proving compliance with the rule. One of the determinations provided for in the LGPD is that the controller designates the data protection officer, who will...

A once-in-a-century pandemic has upended countless aspects of our lives, jobs and economy. As much of the world grapples with a third wave of COVID-19 this winter, inundating hospitals and health organizations, another threat actor is upending businesses, governments and hospitals: ransomware.  Of ...

The personal and health data of more than 16 million COVID-19 patients in Brazil, including President Jair Bolsonaro, were exposed online, ZDNet reports. Two government databases used to store COVID-19 patient data were among those exposed. They contained patient names, addresses and health care rec...

Brazil's Special Secretariat for Debureaucratization, Management and Digital Government issued instructions for appointing data protection officers under the General Data Protection Law. Under the privacy law, DPOs must have multidisciplinary knowledge in the areas of privacy, data protection and da...

The New York State Office of the Attorney General announced Home Depot agreed to a $17.5 million settlement with 46 U.S. states and Washington, D.C., over a 2014 data breach that affected approximately 40 million consumers. The retailer will also be required to hire a chief information security of...