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GDPR also covers "security by design" in hardware and software, warns Dr Kuan Hon

03 October 2018 • 3 min read

Data controllers obliged to consider "data protection by design and by default" under GDPR - which will also cover firmware

Organisations using insecure hardware could face action under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) should the firmware of such devices prove insecure and contribute to a spillage of per...

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