March 16, 2023
Lebanon Central Bank Governor Denies Money Laundering and Embezzlement Allegations

Lebanon central bank Governor Riad Salameh has made his first court appearance facing international charges. Five European countries are investigating the Banque du Liban governor and his brother, Raja Salameh,...

March 16, 2023
Consumers Willing to Trade Convenience to Better Protect Private Data

Consumers across age, income and lifestyle demographics are concerned about the safety of their personal information. When it comes to consumer-facing sectors such as retail or banking, convenience isn’t always...

March 16, 2023
UK Bans TikTok Over Security Concerns

The British government has announced that on security grounds, the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok will be banned from all official state mobile phones. This decision follows similar measures taken by...

March 16, 2023
Circle Investors Redeem $3 Billion in USDC

Cryptocurrency investors have withdrawn a net $3 billion in Circle’s USDC coin this week. Circle said on its blog Wednesday (March 15) evening that it had “cleared substantially all of...

March 16, 2023
CFPB Goes After Data Brokers

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has begun an investigation into companies that track and collect consumer data. The watchdog group said it “wants to understand the full scope and...

March 16, 2023
TechREG® Chronicle – Cybersecurity

Dear Readers, Cybersecurity – typically understood as the practice of protecting networks, devices, and data from unauthorized or criminal use – has long been the domain of computer scientists and...

March 16, 2023
How to Bake Cybersecurity Regulations: Ingredients for Better Results

In most countries and economic sectors, organizations have traditionally faced few cybersecurity regulations. However, as the cybersecurity threat has worsened and the dependence on IT has grown, nations are increasingly...

March 16, 2023
Don’t Shoot The Messenger: Things to Consider When Deciding Whether...

When an organization experiences a data security incident, one of the first questions the organization asks is: Who do we have to notify? This question is often followed with two...

March 16, 2023
Regulating Cybersecurity

With the increasing dependence of our societies on computer systems and the Internet, and the explosion of so-called “smart” and connected devices, cybersecurity is taking on unprecedented importance. Not so...