Data protection

September 2023

September 2023


Vol. 6, Iss. 39
Robin’s Newsletter #275
Vol. 6, Iss. 39

International Criminal Court breached by attackers. Cisco set to acquire Splunk in largest-ever acquisition. Agreement on UK-US data flows.

July 2023

July 2023


Vol. 6, Iss. 29
Robin’s Newsletter #265
Vol. 6, Iss. 29

EU and US adopt new privacy framework for personal data transfers. Microsoft email systems breached by Chinese APT group. Poisoned AI models and disinformation.

May 2023

May 2023


Vol. 6, Iss. 22
Robin’s Newsletter #258
Vol. 6, Iss. 22

Meta fine €1.2 billion. US-China cyber tensions. Brute-forcing biometric authentication. Insider threat fail.

September 2022

September 2022


Vol. 5, Iss. 36
Robin’s Newsletter #220
Vol. 5, Iss. 36

The US gov simultaneously using, and suing a provider of, commercial geolocation data. Uncovering Russian agents in hacktivist data breaches.

June 2022

June 2022


Vol. 5, Iss. 25
Robin’s Newsletter #209 — 4th Birthday Edition
Vol. 5, Iss. 25

Looking back over the last four years. US and UK proposed data protection changes. Interpol announces arrests of 2,000 scammers.

May 2022

May 2022


Vol. 5, Iss. 18
Robin’s Newsletter #202
Vol. 5, Iss. 18

Conti ransomware gang targets Costa Rica following election. Timeline of Russian cyberatacks against Ukraine. Facebook doesn't know where your data flows.

July 2021

July 2021


Vol. 4, Iss. 27
Robin’s Newsletter #159
Vol. 4, Iss. 27

Kaseya VSA used to launch 'over 1,000' ransomware attacks. Security researchers cause PrintNightmare. EU grants UK data protection adequacy decision.

November 2020

November 2020


Vol. 3, Iss. 48
Robin’s Newsletter #128
Vol. 3, Iss. 48

RCEP, cyber cooperation and Asian data sovereignty; UK National Cyber Force; Microsoft's 'Pluton' and US Special Forces buying location tracking data

October 2020

October 2020


Vol. 3, Iss. 42
Robin’s Newsletter #122
Vol. 3, Iss. 42

British Airways fined £20M for data breach; Businesses exploiting contact tracing data; Microsoft's trademark takedown of TrickBot.

August 2020

August 2020


Vol. 3, Iss. 33
Robin’s Newsletter #113
Vol. 3, Iss. 33

Algorithms and accuracy in A-Level exame results. ReVoLTE over 4G misconfiguration. Vaccinating against Emotet.

July 2020

July 2020


Vol. 3, Iss. 30
Robin’s Newsletter #110
Vol. 3, Iss. 30

Garmin 'ran somewhere.' UK Test & Trace doesn't have a DPIA. Emotet serving up Hackerman memes.


Vol. 3, Iss. 29
Robin’s Newsletter #109
Vol. 3, Iss. 29

Schrems II, Huawei, and the battle for digital dominance. Plus the 'Great Twitter Hack,' and All. The. Vulnerabilities.


Vol. 3, Iss. 27
Robins Newsletter #107
Vol. 3, Iss. 27

Encrochat and evolving law enforcement tactics prove there is a different want to encryption backdoors. Explosion at Natanz doesn't mean 'Stuxnet 2.' And, don't host your website on Internet Archive.

April 2020

April 2020


Vol. 3, Iss. 1
Robin’s Newsletter #81
Vol. 3, Iss. 1

California's Consumer Privacy Act; Travelex systems still offline; the rise of 'data exposures'.


Vol. 3, Iss. 5
Robin’s Newsletter #85
Vol. 3, Iss. 5

Jumpshot reminds us security isn't privacy; whopping REvil ransom demands; and keep calm/cary on for DPOs.


Vol. 3, Iss. 6
Robin’s Newsletter #86
Vol. 3, Iss. 6

Simon Weckert's Google Maps art installation; IKEA's data promise; and valentine's security awareness.