Global Scans · Cybersecurity · Weekly Summary

• Privacy Compliance: By 2024, 40% of privacy tools will rely on AI, highlighting its expanding role in ensuring data privacy and meeting regulations. Security Affairs
• Maya Data Privacy (Ireland) Unlock data usage with regulatory compliance & reduced cyber threats with anonymity of live apps. Hello Tomorrow
• Organizations can detect and respond to threats using a single unified platform, leveraging the technology they need from Sophos or connecting their existing cybersecurity technologies. Sophos News
• Despite challenges like data privacy and adoption hurdles, AI integration has the potential to revolutionize agriculture, making it more efficient, sustainable, and responsive to global food needs. Market.us
• Less widely recognized but noted by some U.S. admirals, the presence of Chinese SOEs as port or terminal operators creates a cybersecurity threat to U.S. naval vessels, making most off-limits. The Diplomat
• The Splashtop snippet highlights the importance of staying abreast of cybersecurity trends, suggesting that advancements in AI and IoT security will be essential in the coming years. OptimizDBA.com
• IBM, a legacy behemoth in the tech sector, boasts a robust enterprise-level cybersecurity business with a suite of advanced solutions powered by artificial intelligence, including threat intelligence and cloud security. Yahoo Finance
• The most advanced cybersecurity system in the world will not be enough to protect your data if a piece of hardware containing sensitive information finds its way into the wrong hands. Dynamic Business
• Cybersecurity Ventures expects ransomware damage costs to exceed $265 billion USD annually by 2031, with an attack on governments, businesses, consumers, and devices anticipated to take place every two seconds by 2031. Cybercrime Magazine
• For 2024, the Commission plans to draft new quantum standards and revise existing standards on safety, privacy and cybersecurity of quantum computing and communication technology. www.euractiv.com
• With cyber threats only increasing each year, educating and equipping Indian businesses and government entities about the risks as well as providing them with access to modern cybersecurity solutions and highly skilled security professionals is of utmost importance for the Indian economy. MediaBrief
• As Australia and the wider Asia Pacific region continues to embrace digital transformation and the ongoing cyber threat, organizations and individuals must prioritise robust cybersecurity strategies and maintain resilience. iTWire
• Cybersecurity - and ensuring that appropriate and technical and organisational measures are in place to protect data will remain a high priority for organizations in 2024. Lexology
• 2024 will be the year when Data Privacy will meet AI head-on, and getting the balance of innovation, regulation and protection right will depend on the development of regulatory control. IT Pro
• Both security threats and breaches will continue to escalate, prompting increased investment from enterprises and a sharpened focus among IT leaders on data privacy and security. IT Pro
• Australian government and businesses should take the opportunity to do more than just use generative AI but to develop an Australian version of the technology, using local, high-quality data with strong privacy standards. Canberra CityNews
• In 2024, entities required to comply with HIPAA will be challenged to determine how to use new and useful technologies and data sharing while maintaining privacy, while also protecting HIPAA-covered information as cybersecurity threats continue to flourish. Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Repor
• The integration of Google's advanced security protocols, including the Titan M security module, reinforces the Pixel 5's resilience against potential security risks, safeguarding user data and privacy. CitizenSide
• Even though Chile is doing quite well regarding data protection (for instance, the Chilean government launched the Chile Digital 2035 strategy to promote digital rights and cybersecurity proliferation), IT outsourcing is not the safest bet. Alcor BPO
• Singapore is becoming concerned about cybersecurity risks with the increasing integration of medical devices in its health system. Healthcare IT News
• The data privacy and governance community is finally in a place where solutions can offer them a single source of data truth, which will be vital as companies begin adopting AI-powered platforms. Spiceworks
• Cybersecurity, corruption, and policy shifts have been cited among the top issues that Kenyan businesses will have to confront in 2024. The Exchange Africa
• Privacy in India and elsewhere will touch everything in 2024 from AI development to digital competition to people's ability to speak freely, communicate privately and make decisions about their own bodies. The Drum

Last updated: 11 February 2024