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The top emerging risks organizations are facing
Gartner surveyed 98 senior executives across industries and geographies and found that “accelerating privacy regulation” had overtaken “talent shortages” as the top emerging …
Regulating the IoT: Impact and new considerations for cybersecurity and new government regulations
In 2019 we have reached a new turning point in the adoption of IoT – more markets and industries are migrating to a cloud-based infrastructure, and as the IoT continues to …
79% of organizations want a federal privacy law amid lack of compliance
There is a significant enthusiasm for a federal privacy law amid organizations’ lack of ability to comply with data privacy rules stemming from both mushrooming government …
Data breach reports delayed as organizations struggle to achieve GDPR compliance
Businesses routinely delayed data breach disclosure and failed to provide important details to the ICO in the year prior to the GDPR’s enactment. On average, businesses waited …
Is 2019 the year national privacy law is established in the US?
Data breaches and privacy violations are now commonplace. Unfortunately, the consequences for US companies involved can be complicated. A company’s obligation to a person …
8 months of GDPR: 59,000+ reported breaches, 91 fines
A little over eight months have passed since the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) became enforceable, but it’s becoming clear that sweeping data breaches …
Four differences between the GDPR and the CCPA
By passing the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which goes into effect on January 1, 2020, the Golden State is taking a major step in the protection of consumer data. …
Debunking conventional wisdom to get out of the security and privacy rut
Given the unprecedented rate of technological change, the dizzying news cycle, and an always-on social media mentality, it may be surprising to learn that when it comes to …
Industry reactions to Google’s €50 million GDPR violation fine
On 21 January 2019, the French National Data Protection Commission (CNIL) imposed a financial penalty of €50 million against Google, in accordance with the GDPR. This is the …
New requirements for the secure design and development of modern payment software
The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) published new requirements for the secure design and development of modern payment software. The PCI Secure Software Standard and …
GDPR: Five tips for organizations to remain compliant
For the majority of UK businesses, a huge amount of time and resource was invested to become GDPR compliant in time for the May 2018 deadline. The cost of implementing GDPR …
Measuring privacy operations: Use of technology on the rise
Critical privacy program activities such as creating data inventories, conducting data protection impact assessments (DPIA), and managing data subject access rights requests …