Information privacy

Bank of Ireland UK reprimanded for inaccurate data on customers’ accounts

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Friday, December 29, 2023

Bank of Ireland UK sent incorrect outstanding balances on 3,284 customers’ loan accounts to credit reference agencies, organisations that help lenders decide whether to approve financial products.

Key Points: 
  • Bank of Ireland UK sent incorrect outstanding balances on 3,284 customers’ loan accounts to credit reference agencies, organisations that help lenders decide whether to approve financial products.
  • However, the ICO concluded it was reasonable to assume that the inaccurate data sent by Bank of Ireland UK to credit reference agencies would have had a negative impact on the customers affected.
  • Reported to the ICO in March 2021, Bank of Ireland UK was found to be in breach of data protection law by failing to ensure personal data was accurate, article 5(1)(d) of GDPR.
  • The mistake made by Bank of Ireland UK could have potentially caused misery for thousands of people.

“We are not seeing the improvement both we and the public need” – ICO issues enforcement notice to GMP over transparency failures

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Friday, December 29, 2023

Of these, more than 800 are over six months old and 580 are over a year old.

Key Points: 
  • Of these, more than 800 are over six months old and 580 are over a year old.
  • The oldest open request was submitted almost two and a half years prior to the issuing of this enforcement notice.
  • GMP wanted to clear the backlog by the end of 2024, but this was deemed unacceptable.
  • - To report a concern to the ICO telephone call our helpline on 0303 123 1113, or go to ico.org.uk/concerns.

CrowdStrike Announces General Availability of Falcon Data Protection to Disrupt Legacy DLP

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Thursday, December 14, 2023

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) today announced the general availability of CrowdStrike Falcon® Data Protection , liberating customers from legacy data loss prevention (DLP) products with a modern, frictionless approach to data security that prevents adversary exfiltration and accidental leakage.

Key Points: 
  • CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) today announced the general availability of CrowdStrike Falcon® Data Protection , liberating customers from legacy data loss prevention (DLP) products with a modern, frictionless approach to data security that prevents adversary exfiltration and accidental leakage.
  • CrowdStrike Falcon Data Protection harnesses the CrowdStrike Falcon platform’s industry-leading visibility and protection for the epicenter of productivity and risk – the endpoint – to secure critical data from insider threats and adversaries.
  • With CrowdStrike Falcon Data Protection, enterprises can now:
    Deploy data protection immediately from their existing Falcon agent to consolidate legacy DLP point products, reduce complexity and gain nearly instant time to value.
  • Customers can deploy Falcon Data Protection immediately from their existing agent with near zero configuration requirements.”
    For more information about Falcon Data Protection and to request a demo, please visit: https://www.crowdstrike.com/products/data-protection/

Cohesity is Recognized Globally with Awards for Innovation, Product Strength, and Simplicity in Design

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Thursday, December 14, 2023

Cohesity , a leader in AI-powered data security and management, has recently received numerous awards in the United States and Europe for innovation, product excellence, and efficiency.

Key Points: 
  • Cohesity , a leader in AI-powered data security and management, has recently received numerous awards in the United States and Europe for innovation, product excellence, and efficiency.
  • The awards represent the overwhelming consensus of industry experts and tens of thousands of IT, security, and design professionals across the United States and three European nations.
  • The CRN Products of the Year Awards honor leading IT products and services that represent the most cutting-edge technologies in the channel today.
  • This is critical in a world of ever-present threats from cyber attacks and ransomware,” said Amith Nair, senior vice president, Marketing, Cohesity.

Veeam Broadens Data Protection and Ransomware Recovery Capabilities for Microsoft 365

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Tuesday, December 12, 2023

Utilizing the power and reliability of the industry leading Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 and our track record and experience with close to 18 million Microsoft 365 users under protection, these new BaaS capabilities, will include support for Microsoft 365 Backup Storage to give Microsoft customers the industry’s most popular data protection and ransomware recovery capabilities.

Key Points: 
  • Utilizing the power and reliability of the industry leading Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 and our track record and experience with close to 18 million Microsoft 365 users under protection, these new BaaS capabilities, will include support for Microsoft 365 Backup Storage to give Microsoft customers the industry’s most popular data protection and ransomware recovery capabilities.
  • “Integration with Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 delivers our joint customers radical resilience with fast backup and restore of critical business data to keep Microsoft 365 users productive.”
    Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 is the leader in Microsoft 365 backup and is being used to protect close to 18 million users.
  • Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365: Deploy Veeam’s existing software solutions for Microsoft 365 data protection and manage the infrastructure.
  • Work on the integration between Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 and Microsoft 365 Backup via their backup APIs is underway, with general availability of the updated Veeam offering expected within 90 days of the Microsoft 365 Backup Storage being available.

Kramer Levin Elevates Three Lawyers to Partner

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Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Kramer Levin announced today the elections of Mathilde Carle, Scott A. Gorski and Christian E. Witzke to partner positions in the firm.

Key Points: 
  • Kramer Levin announced today the elections of Mathilde Carle, Scott A. Gorski and Christian E. Witzke to partner positions in the firm.
  • Mathilde is based in Paris, and Scott and Christian are based in New York.
  • We look forward to their continued success.”
    Mathilde Carle advises on intellectual property matters, particularly in the protection and defense of trademarks, copyrights and designs.
  • from Cornell Law School and a Master 2 in literary, artistic and industrial property law from the University of Paris II, Panthéon-Assas.

Veeam Promotes Tim Pfaelzer as General Manager and Senior Vice President of Europe, Middle East, and Africa

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Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Veeam® Software , the leader in Data Protection and Ransomware Recovery, has announced the promotion of Tim Pfaelzer as General Manager and Senior Vice President of Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA).

Key Points: 
  • Veeam® Software , the leader in Data Protection and Ransomware Recovery, has announced the promotion of Tim Pfaelzer as General Manager and Senior Vice President of Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA).
  • Pfaelzer has been with Veeam since July 2021 and most recently held the position of Vice President, Enterprise, EMEA.
  • Tim has spent more than 20 years in the IT industry, including senior management roles at Dell and various positions at Adobe, Autodesk, and Salesforce.
  • Based in Germany, Tim brings his vast experience in business development, marketing, sales leadership, and general management to the Veeam team and its customers and partners across the region.

Veeam Expands Cyber Protection Capabilities and Adds AI Assistance with New Veeam Data Platform 23H2 Update Available Now

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Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Veeam® Software , the #1 market leader in Data Protection and Ransomware Recovery, today released general availability of the new Veeam Data Platform 23H2 update, including Veeam Backup & Replication™ v12.1 release as well as Veeam ONE v12.1 and Veeam Recovery Orchestrator v7.

Key Points: 
  • Veeam® Software , the #1 market leader in Data Protection and Ransomware Recovery, today released general availability of the new Veeam Data Platform 23H2 update, including Veeam Backup & Replication™ v12.1 release as well as Veeam ONE v12.1 and Veeam Recovery Orchestrator v7.
  • The new Veeam Data Platform 23H2 update, including Veeam Backup & Replication v12.1, builds on what Veeam does best: reducing downtime and data loss for our 450,000 customers.
  • Security & Compliance Analyzer continuously verifies your backup infrastructure hardening and data protection approaches against best practices to ensure recovery success.
  • The AI-powered built-in malware detection engine, threat center and zero-trust further demonstrate Veeam’s ongoing efforts to keep customer environments safe and recover quickly if attacked.”
    The new Veeam Data Platform 23H2 update is available now.

New Zero Trust Data Resilience Model Introduced by IT Security and Data Protection Experts

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Thursday, November 30, 2023

Veeam® Software , the leader in Data Protection and Ransomware Recovery, today introduced Zero Trust Data Resilience (ZTDR), a model to help organizations reduce the risk of growing data security threats and improve their overall resilience.

Key Points: 
  • Veeam® Software , the leader in Data Protection and Ransomware Recovery, today introduced Zero Trust Data Resilience (ZTDR), a model to help organizations reduce the risk of growing data security threats and improve their overall resilience.
  • Developed in collaboration with Zero Trust expert Jason Garbis of Numberline Security, ZTDR applies Zero Trust principles to backup and recovery as an extension to the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency ( CISA ) Zero Trust Maturity Model .
  • “To reduce that risk, Numberline and Veeam are proposing practical Zero Trust Data Resilience tools, including core principles, an architecture, and a maturity model.
  • Our goal is to help organizations fill a gap in their security strategy by extending Zero Trust to backup and recovery to achieve greater cyber resilience.”
    Within the CISA Zero Trust Maturity Model, “Data” is one of five pillars, under which it identifies five key functions: Data Inventory Management, Data Categorization, Data Availability, Data Access and Data Encryption.

CrowdStrike Reports Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2024 Financial Results

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Tuesday, November 28, 2023

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRWD), a global cybersecurity leader that provides cloud-delivered protection of endpoints, cloud workloads, identity and data, today announced financial results for the third quarter fiscal year 2024, ended October 31, 2023.

Key Points: 
  • CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRWD), a global cybersecurity leader that provides cloud-delivered protection of endpoints, cloud workloads, identity and data, today announced financial results for the third quarter fiscal year 2024, ended October 31, 2023.
  • Net Income/Loss Attributable to CrowdStrike: GAAP net income attributable to CrowdStrike was $26.7 million, compared to a loss of $55.0 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2023.
  • Non-GAAP net income attributable to CrowdStrike was $199.2 million, compared to $96.1 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2023.
  • CrowdStrike is providing the following guidance for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024 (ending January 31, 2024) and increasing its guidance for the fiscal year 2024 (ending January 31, 2024).