Information Security Week - Edition No. 22

In the 22nd edition of Information Security Week, focusing on LGPD (Brazilian General Data Protection Law) and Covid-19, we discuss: VPN is essential for companies; a wave of cyberattacks affects telecoms; 8 security lessons the pandemic left for companies; and much more.

News

LGPD, Covid-19 and the impacts on companies: ultimately, who is responsible for complying with the law?

The perceived dichotomy between privacy and health has come to the forefront with great force, as has already been happening in relation to public safety. To what extent does one have the right to violate a citizen's privacy in the name of security or health?

By Enio Klein in TI Inside

With the adoption of remote work, corporate VPNs are becoming an essential security and productivity tool for employees who need to work from home while simultaneously needing to connect to the office remotely.

By Alex de Oliveira on Lumiun's Blog

Wave of unpredictable cyberattacks affects telecoms, health centers and others

A recurring wave of malware attacks could put critical infrastructure, government organizations, and healthcare institutions at risk in the coming months.

By Felipe Demartini on CanalTech

What data does a provider store about internet activity?

See the differences in Brazilian legislation and what obligations the Brazilian Internet Bill of Rights imposes on each.

By Altieres Rohr on G1

8 safety lessons that Covid-19 taught businesses

The level of development of digital transformation can determine the degree of risk it faces with the changes generated by the pandemic.

In CIO

Understand why Anonymous wants you to "delete TikTok immediately"

This was not the first time the decentralized group had issued warnings about the Asian app — in fact, Anonymous itself is far from being the first expert to criticize this social network.

By Ramon De Souza on CanalTech

Bolsonaro creates new digital governance and information security committee

The federal government published in the Official Gazette of the Union this Wednesday, the 22nd, decree 10.433/2020, which creates the Digital Governance and Information Security Committee of the Presidency and Vice-Presidency of the Republic.

By Marcos Urupá in Teletime

What is cryptography? Learn all about it!

Most search engines, regardless of whether they track you, use encryption to protect your search data. This is how search engines, including Google, Yahoo, and Search Encrypt, protect their users' information.

By Rafael Pimenta on Windows Team

5 tips for cutting budgets during a crisis without compromising security

Information security has long had a reputation for being understaffed and underfunded, and that was before Covid-19.

By Terena Bell in CIO

Check out 17 simple tips for the conscious and safe use of the internet

The business sector is becoming an increasingly attractive target for cyberattacks. Because of this, companies need to take daily precautions to stay safe from threats, adopting measures to combat and prevent them, and educating employees about the conscious and safe use of the internet within the company, especially with a large number of employees working from home.

By Cledison Eduardo Fritzen on Lumiun's Blog