In the wake of rising blockchain popularity, the medical tourism industry is bound to be among the top beneficiaries.

A recent survey by CA Technologies found that 40% of APJ executives have sold customer data, although many cybersecurity pros aren’t actually aware that this happened.  How is this possible?

The expansion includes a new office, local data centres and updated product offerings to meet new and amended Australia and New Zealand privacy laws.

Businesses need a solution that helps manage compliance and audits while making it simple for the right people to access the data they need.

80% of GDPR-related data isn’t under the control of CISOs.

Apple is reportedly taking a stand against those who use phone unlockers to access data on iPhones,

According to NordVPN, Facebook’s data harvesting, sharing, and profit goes far beyond Cambridge Analytica.

The DoH was looking for a platform that could give researchers access to medical data, while also preventing that data from being re-identified.

Consumers are wary about organisations’ ability to safeguard their personal data, with 37% believing most businesses just don’t know how to do it.

Fines increased almost £1m last year and now with the biggest change to data privacy for more than 20 years, PwC says they will leap again.

In recent years, user privacy and security have become paramount, while criminals attempt to coerce, steal and manipulate users for their data.

"IT and HR teams need to work together to make sure all employees are trained, and continue to be trained on compliance requirements."

​There’s no doubt you’ve been drowning in GDPR recently but we were able to break away from the hype and speak with THE expert on the matter.

What measures are you taking to secure your social media accounts?

RealMe and Trade Me’s Transparency Reporting websites are the first two recipients of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner’s new Privacy Trust Mark.

I spoke to Aura’s general manager Peter Bailey to get his take on Privacy Week, data security, and why privacy is everyone's responsibility.

The Facebook and Cambridge Analytica data breach has shown the world just how important data is to individuals and the organisations that collect it.

Businesses are under more pressure than ever before to keep customer data secure – and they can’t afford to ignore it.

“The rise in use of ‘big data’ technologies will continue to present both opportunities and challenges for business and in government in 2018."

"Timely access to electronic data held by communications service providers is an essential component of government efforts to protect public safety."

“Given the scale and sophistication of the activity we’ve seen, we believe most people on Facebook could have had their public profile scraped."

Credit card data, medical records, payroll data, intellectual property and tax information are all available publicly online with no data protection.

New Zealand’s updated Privacy Bill is about to begin its first reading in Parliament with Andrew Little as the MP in charge.

“Every business operating in more than one area will tell you that data flows are necessary for even the most basic business functions."