Saturday, April 18, 2020


Another virus impact.
Hacking against corporations surges as workers take computers home
Hacking activity against corporations in the United States and other countries more than doubled by some measures last month as digital thieves took advantage of security weakened by pandemic work-from-home policies, researchers said.




Unsure of their process?
ICO Confirms Second Deferral For BA And Marriott’s GDPR Fines
The fines, issued two days apart in July last year, will be deferred until later in 2020 “pending further investigations”.
It is the second time a deferral has been announced, following the first in January 2020.
Given the fines were the ICO’s first flex of its newly strengthened GDPR muscle – and the fact that, to negotiate a deferral it has to seek agreement from the entities being penalised Under Schedule 16 of the Data Protection Act 2018 – it’s a less than ideal situation for the a regulator to be in.




Perspective.
Investor Mary Meeker says Covid-19 crisis is separating businesses with strong online strategies from laggards
Mary Meeker, the former tech investment banker who has spent the past decade in venture capital, is out with a new 29-page report on how the coronavirus is shaping economic activity, consumer behavior and technology.
The report, which Axios published on Friday, says businesses that are doing the best in the current crisis use cloud technologies, sell products that are always needed, can easily be found online, make other businesses more efficient and have a good social media presence.


(Related)
Shopify Surges After CTO Touts ‘Black Friday Level Traffic’
Shopify Inc. shares are on track for a record high after an executive said the e-commerce company was experiencing traffic similar to peak holiday levels and predicted even more growth.
Shopify gained as much as 11% on Friday, after rising 5.9% on Thursday. During the course of its current seven-day winning streak the stock has gained 50%, adding $23 billion in market value.




These might be useful in normal times.
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