Data Privacy
Data privacy, also known as information privacy, focuses on the proper handling of data usage, consent, notice, and regulatory obligations. It also includes discussion on the right to control how data is collected, shared, retained, or deleted. Our data privacy blog posts and news articles are written for compliance officers, auditors, and legal professionals. They include expert insights, opinions, training opportunities, events, whitepapers, podcasts, and webinars.
A provision in the upcoming California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) will make the regulation retroactive once it goes into effect... meaning it's effective now. Bill Tolson of Archive360 discusses what organizations can do now to move toward CCPA compliance. The...
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The damage control for ransomware attacks exist already within every company... Darin Pendergraft discusses why organizations should adopt a "least privilege" access model. The recent "Bashe attack: Global infection by contagious malware," published by the CyRiM organization, should be required...
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Cisco has just released a Data Privacy Benchmark Study, revealing that outsourcers are taking seriously their responsibility to protect customers’ data. Tom Garrubba, Senior Director and CISO at Shared Assessments, offers his perspective on third parties’ performance of late. Those...
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The compliance landscape is changing, necessitating changes from the compliance profession as well. A team of experts from CyberSaint discuss what compliance practitioners can expect in the year ahead. with co-authors Padraic O’Reilly, CyberSaint CPO and Co-Founder and Adam Bryan,...
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How to Improve DSR Processes Data subject requests (DSRs) are a complex and often confusing challenge under GDPR. This article, from data privacy and IG experts at FTI Consulting, discusses ways to streamline DSR operations and ensure they don’t overwhelm...
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3 Emerging Areas of Concern Information Security Forum recently released "Top Emerging Threats for 2019," an annual outlook on the top global security threats businesses may face in the coming year. ISF’s Steve Durbin provides insight into some of the...
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(And Why U.S. Companies Should Take Note) The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Europe’s sweeping data protection law, has been in effect for six months, and while fines have yet to be levied against U.S. companies for breach of the...
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What the CCPA Signals About the Future California is leading the way to pass meaningful legislation on data privacy and cybersecurity. The new California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is a strong complement to the EU's GDPR, although many businesses will need to comply...
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Global Developments in Data Privacy Cyber crime and increasingly imminent cyber threats have left businesses and citizens concerned about digital privacy, and some governments are responding with legislation. A.T. Kearney’s Paul Laudicina discusses the legal protections various countries are enacting...
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State vs. National Privacy Law Legislation Several states have implemented privacy legislation – many similar to the GDPR regulations signed into law in May, but tech giants are also weighing in on the conversation. CompliancePoint’s Matt Dumiak discusses the differences...
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How to Prepare for New Legislation Privacy is no longer a niche specialty or one-off discussion reserved for big companies with big resources. Mitzi Hill, a cybersecurity and data privacy attorney at Taylor English, discusses recent cybersecurity legislation that just...
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Data Privacy in the U.S. 6 Months On It’s now been just over half a year since the deadline for compliance with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and – predictably – the regulation has affected organizations far...
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