Government Regulations

In a landmark decision to combat the proliferation of child sexual abuse material online, EU member states have agreed on a negotiating mandate for a contentious new law that will permanently extend voluntary scanning of digital platforms and establish a dedicated enforcement agency, reports The Cyber Express.

The Belgian Data Protection Authority has fined data broker Infobel 40,000 for unlawfully selling personal information for marketing purposes, emphasizing the strict requirements for valid consent under the GDPR, according to Cybernews.

Ahead of a critical parliamentary debate on the UK's mandatory national digital identity scheme, Chief Secretary Darren Jones is convening a pivotal meeting with industry providers who are expressing significant opposition to the government's costly plan, Biometric Update reports.

The country needs a cyber policy that offers tax credits for investing in cyber – and money to fund education.

Here’s why CISOs shouldn’t think they are off the hook following the SEC's dismissal of the SolarWinds case.

Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., have urged the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to reverse its move toward undoing the Personal Financial Data Rights rule, arguing that the agency's action would weaken legal protections that let consumers control access to their financial information, FedScoop reports.

Charges against CISO Tim Brown dropped, but experts say "material breach" still ill-defined.

Multiple cybersecurity regulations for telecommunications providers implemented near the end of the Biden administration following the far-reaching Salt Typhoon breach have been repealed by the Federal Communications Commission, reports The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.