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Tesla as company car not compliant with data protection?

by Tessa Lamken | Dec 19, 2021 | Privacy

Vehicles from the manufacturer Tesla are becoming increasingly popular, especially in the e-mobility scene. So it's no wonder that the idea of using Tesla vehicles as company vehicles is quickly being considered. In data protection law, this primarily involves...

Log4j vulnerability - What to do?

by Tessa Lamken | Dec 19, 2021 | Privacy

It has recently become known that the software library called Log4j has a security vulnerability. This can be exploited very easily to take over entire IT systems or to tap data. Many cybercriminals are now exploiting this, while IT professionals...

Log4j/Log4Shell Demo / Hacker Attack Demonstration

by DATUREX GmbH | Dec 15, 2021 | Privacy

*Foreword* The video is about web applications as one of the many examples of the Log4j vulnerability, but the vulnerability potentially affects any software that uses Log4j. In the Log4j lists (see links below) of products and vendors read...

What does an external data protection officer do?

by Tessa Lamken | Dec 9, 2021 | Privacy

The GDPR regulates in Art. 37 ff everything about the data protection officer, whose appointment is mandatory for many companies. The data protection officer can be an employee of the data protection controller...

Data privacy breaches in the millions - disposal of Corona rapid tests with genetic material of tested persons too unsafe

by Tessa Lamken | Dec 3, 2021 | Privacy

Countless people are currently being regularly tested for infection with the Corona virus Covid-19. The well-known Corona rapid tests are used for this purpose. A swab from the throat or nasal mucosa is taken for evaluation. If the...

IT security under the traffic light coalition

by Tessa Lamken | Nov 29, 2021 | Privacy

On November 24, the SPD, the Greens and the FDP ("traffic light coalition") presented their coalition agreement. IT security is to be given a higher priority again in it. Instead of tightening surveillance of citizens, as has been the case in recent years,...