GRC Report Staff

KPMG Survey Finds Cyberattacks Rising as CISOs Grapple With AI & Complexity

Cyberattacks increased at 83% of large U.S. organizations over the past year, according to a recent KPMG survey, even as companies poured more money into artificial intelligence and expanded the responsibilities of the executives charged with keeping their systems secure.

Irish DPC Fines Google €403 Million Over Location Data Processing

Ireland’s Data Protection Commission has fined Google €403 million over its processing of location data, concluding an investigation that began in 2020 and reached back to the first day the GDPR took effect.

DOJ Revises False Claims Act Enforcement Policies

The Justice Department has revised its enforcement policies under the False Claims Act, restoring restrictions on the use of agency guidance in litigation and instructing government attorneys to consider whether whistleblower lawsuits should be dismissed when DOJ declines to join them.

EBA Finalizes Third-Party Risk Guidelines With Focus on Critical Functions

The European Banking Authority has finalized its Guidelines on third-party risk management, concentrating the new framework on the outside relationships that matter most when something goes wrong.

Denmark Sends Revised Public-Sector AI Authorization Law for Consultation

Denmark has returned to a difficult question in its plans for public-sector AI, sending a revised bill for consultation that would give public authorities a general legal basis to process personal data when developing and using AI systems.

UK Fines Sabre Global Technologies £1 Million Over Russia Sanctions Breaches

Sabre Global Technologies knew Ural Airlines had been sanctioned on the day the designation took effect. The travel technology company continued providing services to the Russian carrier for another seven months. Then, when its UK bank blocked payments over sanctions concerns, the company began looking for another way to get paid, which has now cost Sabre Global Technologies Limited (SGTL) £1,000,920.59.

Corpay, CEO Agree to Pay $100 Million to Resolve FTC Fuel Card Case

Corpay, formerly known as FleetCor Technologies, and CEO Ronald Clarke have agreed to pay $100 million to resolve a Federal Trade Commission administrative action stemming from the company’s fuel card practices, years after the agency first accused it of charging businesses hidden or unauthorized fees.