Kooch Insights on Privacy, Compliance and Security

Learn what KVKK is, who must comply, and recent updates.

Five Breaches, Five Detection Routes: Which Would Find Yours?

Five KVKK notices show different routes to breach discovery. Use them to review internal alerts, external reporting and incident ownership.

October 26, 2026

Should an AI Note-Taker Join This Meeting? A Practical Privacy Decision Tree

Decide when to allow, restrict or reject an AI meeting note-taker, with practical KVKK and GDPR checks for consent, transfers, access and retention.

October 19, 2026

Egypt’s PDPL Licensing Portal Is Open: What Foreign Businesses Should Do Now

Egypt’s PDPC portal is open. Review licensing, DPO registration, local representation and transfers, with an October checklist and clear procedural limits.

October 17, 2026

KVKK’s New Employee Email Monitoring Decision: What Employers Should Change

What KVKK Decision 2026/2035 means for employee email monitoring, privacy notices, investigations, access controls and former-employee accounts.

October 12, 2026

“Hashed” Does Not Mean Safe: The MD5 Lesson

Bambi’s breach notice names MD5-hashed login data. Learn what remains unknown, how offline cracking works, and what evidence to request from your provider.

October 5, 2026

Türkiye’s September E-Commerce Breaches: What to Ask Your Processor

What the 16 and 23 September KVKK notices say about e-commerce processors, password exposure, vendor oversight and incident response.

September 30, 2026

KVKK’s New Privacy Guide for Lawyers: What Law Firms Should Review

What Türkiye’s new KVKK guide means for law firms: controller roles, case files, cloud and AI tools, international transfers, retention and breach response.

September 28, 2026

The September Turkish Retail Breach Wave: What 12 KVKK Notices Reveal

What 12 KVKK notices reveal about Türkiye’s retail data breaches, processor risk, exposed login data and the evidence businesses need from suppliers.

September 21, 2026

Four Turkish Companies, Similar Processor Breaches: Lessons for KVKK Vendor Risk

Four Turkish breach notices reveal similar processor-side exposure. Learn what is confirmed and how to improve vendor SLAs, credential security and KVKK response.

September 16, 2026

UAE Financial Institutions Now Have a Four-Hour Operational Incident Clock

Understand the CBUAE’s four-hour, 24-hour and 72-hour incident reporting rules, who is covered, and how to prepare an operational incident playbook.

September 14, 2026

Mefa Endüstri Ransomware and the Importance of a Real Data Inventory

What the Mefa Endüstri ransomware notice reveals about breach scoping, sensitive data, backups and building a practical KVKK data inventory.

September 13, 2026

Phone Number Recycling Can Become an Account-Takeover Problem

Oman proposes new safeguards for recycled phone numbers. Understand the account-takeover risks and how to secure SMS login, recovery and number changes.

September 9, 2026

When Biometric and Genetic Data Appear in a Ransomware Breach

What the Yapı Merkezi breach notice establishes, why biometric and genetic data need a different response, and how to assess exposure and KVKK notifications.

September 8, 2026

Türkiye’s KVKK Clarifies Employee Biometrics: What Employers Must Change

Türkiye’s Personal Data Protection Authority has clarified how Principle Decision No. 2026/921 applies to employee biometric systems. Biometric attendance tracking should be replaced, while genuine critical-area access control requires a separate, documented assessment of legal basis, necessity, proportionality and security.

August 31, 2026

Middle East Data Protection Laws in 2026: A Practical Compliance Guide

A practical 2026 guide to data protection laws across the Middle East, including the GCC, Türkiye, Egypt, Jordan and Israel. Compare the main regimes, understand what changed, and build a workable regional compliance programme.

August 28, 2026

Data Controller Representative in Türkiye: What Foreign Companies Need to Know Under KVKK and VERBİS

Learn when a foreign-established controller may need a Türkiye data controller representative, what the role covers, and what remains with the controller.

KVKK Fines Company TRY 1 Million Over Referral Marketing

What KVKK Decision 2026/1183 means for referral, brand-ambassador and refer-a-friend programmes, call recording, SMS marketing, IYS and CRM deletion.

Saudi AI Cybersecurity Consultation Has Closed

Saudi Arabia’s AI cybersecurity consultation has closed, but the final text is pending. Learn what the draft covered and which controls to implement now.

Egypt’s Promotional-Call Enforcement

What Egypt’s NTRA caller-registration rules require, how device blocking works, and how consent, call centres and complaints fit into compliance.

August 10, 2026

Türkiye’s New KVKK Rule for Publishing Personal Data on Public Websites

What Türkiye’s 2026 KVKK principle decision means for public bodies publishing examination results, recruitment lists, notices and personal data online.

August 3, 2026

What Is Not Valid Marketing Consent Under KVKK?

Silence, listening to a sales call or failing to opt out does not establish valid marketing consent under KVKK. See practical call-centre and CRM examples.

July 28, 2026

Authorization Vulnerabilities and KVKK Breaches

What Türkiye’s July 2026 breach disclosure reveals about authorization weaknesses, access controls, incident response and KVKK notification duties.

July 27, 2026

Türkiye’s KVKK Referral Marketing Warning | 2026

Türkiye’s KVKK Authority has warned businesses about referral leads used for calls and SMS. Learn how to assess legal basis, notices, consent, IYS and vendors.

July 27, 2026

Türkiye’s 2026 KVKK Decision on Accident Victims’ Data

Türkiye’s 2026 KVKK decision targets unlawful use of accident victims’ data. See what insurers, experts, hospitals and service providers should review.

July 13, 2026

Qatar’s Data Classification Policy C0–C4

Learn how to turn Qatar’s C0–C4 data labels into practical access, encryption, sharing, monitoring, retention and incident-response controls.

July 8, 2026

UAE Child Digital Safety Rules

A practical guide to the UAE’s new child digital safety rules, including the under-15 social media restriction, age assurance, privacy, advertising and product changes.

July 5, 2026

Oman PDPL 2026: Requirements and Compliance Roadmap

Oman’s PDPL is now enforceable. Learn who may be covered, the consent, DPO, breach, permit and transfer requirements, and what to prepare in 2026.

July 4, 2026

Kuwait NBCC 2026: Scope, Controls and Readiness Roadmap

Understand Kuwait’s 2026 National Basic Cybersecurity Controls, who may be covered, key cloud and security requirements, and how to build an 18-month compliance roadmap.

July 4, 2026

Top 10 Cybersecurity and GRC Developments in Türkiye - First Half of 2026 Recap

A practical H1 2026 recap of Türkiye’s top cybersecurity and GRC developments, covering Cybersecurity Law, KVKK decisions, VERBİS, CCTV, biometrics, data breaches, and compliance priorities.

June 19, 2026

Top 10 Cybersecurity and GRC News Since March 2026

A practical recap of the biggest cyber and GRC developments since March 2026.

April 10, 2026

State of Privacy 2026: Staffing, Training and Budget Pressures

ISACA’s State of Privacy 2026 survey examines staffing and budget pressures. Practical steps for training, privacy engineering and workflow management.

January 22, 2026

Moody’s 2026 AI Outlook: Infrastructure, Governance and Cyber Risk

Moody’s 2026 AI outlook examines infrastructure costs, uneven productivity gains and cyber risk. Implications for AI deployment and governance.

January 10, 2026

Generative AI & Personal Data Protection Under KVKK

KVKK has released a detailed 15-question guide explaining how generative AI should be used under Turkish data protection law.

November 25, 2025

What Cloudflare's Global Outage Means for You

The November 2025 Cloudflare outage disrupted online services. A review of infrastructure dependencies, customer communication and contingency planning.

November 18, 2025

Prompt Injections: The Security Risk Behind AI Systems

How prompt injection affects AI applications, what access makes an attack damaging, and which controls can reduce exposure.

November 17, 2025

Egypt’s Personal Data Protection Law

Egypt’s PDPL: scope, processing grounds, DPO registration, licensing, transfers and preparation under the 2025 Executive Regulations.

November 14, 2025

Saudi Arabia’s PDPL (2025): Requirements and Implementation

Saudi Arabia’s Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL)—fully enforceable since September 2024—sets out GDPR-style obligations for both local and foreign organizations processing Saudi residents’ data, including 72-hour breach notifications, controller registration, DPO appointments, and strict cross-border-transfer conditions.

November 12, 2025

Understanding the UAE’s Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL)

The UAE PDPL covers consent, individual rights, security and international transfers. Assess its scope, exclusions and implementing rules for your processing.

November 11, 2025

Understanding Middle East Data Protection Laws for 2025

A 2025 overview of how Middle East countries—from the UAE and Saudi Arabia to Egypt, Jordan, and Israel—are shaping their data protection laws. The article compares regional frameworks to the EU’s GDPR and gives practical guidance for businesses on compliance, risks, and regulatory trends across MENA.

November 7, 2025

Pseudonymised Data and Transparency Obligations

The recent CJEU judgment in Case C-413/23 P clarifies that pseudonymised data can still qualify as personal data if the sender—or even the recipient—can reasonably re-identify individuals. Controllers must therefore maintain transparency obligations even when data appears anonymised, reshaping how compliance teams assess risk and disclosure duties.

November 4, 2025

China-linked “Tick Group” exploits new Lanscope zero-day

A new zero-day vulnerability in Motex Lanscope (CVE-2025-61932) is being actively exploited by the China-linked Tick Group to deploy backdoors and steal corporate data. Learn how the attack works and what organizations should do to stay protected.

November 1, 2025

KVKK Digital Literacy Project for Teachers

KVKK’s Digital Literacy for a Secure Future project offers teachers and school administrators training on digital literacy and personal data protection.

October 31, 2025

Germany Pushes EU to Ease GDPR: What It Means for Businesses

Germany urges the EU to ease GDPR compliance and launch broader reform. Learn how Berlin’s proposals could simplify data protection for SMEs while preserving privacy standards.

October 31, 2025

Cybersecurity Halloween

A Halloween-themed review of ten common security weaknesses, from unapproved apps and missing patches to supplier access and account security.

October 28, 2025

GDPR and KVKK in Türkiye: Scope, Rights and Compliance

GDPR and KVKK in Türkiye: applicability, individual rights and the practical steps organizations should assess when both frameworks are relevant.

October 3, 2025

KVKK in Turkey: What It Is, Requirements & 2026 Compliance Guide

Understand Turkey’s KVKK, including lawful processing, VERBİS, data subject rights, breach notification, retention and international data transfers. Updated for 2026.

September 28, 2025

Understanding DPR in Turkey: What It Is, Who Needs It, and How Kooch Can Help

When a foreign controller must register with VERBİS, it does so through a Türkiye-based representative. Learn about appointment and the representative’s role.

September 28, 2025