Intelligent CIO North America Issue 11 | Page 9

NEWS

FBI receives record-level of complaints for online scams common crimes reported were phishing scams , schemes relating to non-payment or non-delivery , and extortion attempts .

Hank Schless , Senior Manager of Security Solutions at Lookout , said : “ Employees expect to be able to access any resource from any location on any device .
“ In the case of organisations that have a complex hybrid infrastructure , this creates a situation where they need to ensure the same level of secure access to everything .

The FBI says complaints concerning online scams and investment fraud have now reached a record-breaking level .

The FBI ’ s Internet Crime Complaint Center ( IC3 ) received its six millionth complaint on May 15 , 2021 .
While it took close to seven years for the IC3 to register its first one million reports , it took only 14 months to add the latest million to file .
According to the US agency , annual complaint volumes increased by close to 70 % between 2019 and 2020 . The most
“ Malicious actors can harvest contact lists , credentials , private conversations and social media content from mobile devices in order to plan subsequent attacks . These phishing attacks can even be launched from a coworker or friend ’ s infected device , improving the chances of success . Organisations need to ensure that no unauthorised users can gain access to their infrastructure .”

Talend achieves ISO certification for information security and data privacy

Talend , a global leader in data integration and integrity , has announced it is the first integration provider to achieve both the information security management standard ISO / IEC 27001:2013 and the new data privacy controls standard ISO / IEC 27701:2019 certifications . This follows an extensive independent external audit and these certifications provide assurance in the company ’ s commitment to protecting customer , employee and business information assets .

“ We ’ ve prioritised security and privacy needs ahead of any other vendor in the industry . Our customers and employees demand the highest level of data security in accordance with industry best practices ,” said Anne Hardy , CISO , Talend . “ Achieving ISO certification is tremendous recognition that demonstrates our commitment to protecting our information assets to the highest standards of information security on a global scale .”
ISO / IEC 27701:2019 is the new data privacy extension to ISO / IEC 27001:2013 , an internationally recognised information security management standard and code of practice that is in accordance with industry leading best practices .
“ The ISO / IEC 27701:2019 certification offers assurance that any personal data we process on behalf of our customers will be handled in compliance with the GDPR requirements , and data privacy regulations worldwide inspired from the GDPR ,” said Najwa Annan-Phan , Lead Privacy Counsel and DPO , Talend .
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