All Privacy articles
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ResourceWhite paper: The Data Trinity: Governance, Security & Privacy
Creating policies for data handling and accountability and driving culture change so people understand how to properly work with data are two important components of a data governance initiative, as is the technology for proactively managing data assets.
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ArticleSurvey: Uncertainty lingers regarding data privacy compliance
Results from a recent Compliance Week survey on data privacy show how companies are prepping for data protection laws in the United States, despite concerns of what just such laws will entail.
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TrustArc now offers APEC privacy certification for data processors
Data-privacy management company TrustArc has expanded its offerings to include the new Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Privacy Recognition for Processors (PRP) Certification, making it the first company authorized as an Accountability Agent to offer the new certification.
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ArticleFTC urges a ‘rethink’ of data privacy at hearing
Amid consideration of building upon the FTC’s role in policing consumer privacy, the agency held a roundtable to discuss current rules and enforcement challenges.
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Yahoo fined over historic data breach
The Information Commissioner’s Office has fined Yahoo £250,000 (U.S. $331,203) for a cyber-attack that placed 500 million users’ personal information at risk.
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Microsoft appoints European data protection officer
Microsoft has appointed Steve May as its European Data Protection Officer (DPO), in compliance with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
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Bill seeks to save kids from identity theft
The Senate has advanced the Protecting Children from Identity Theft Act, bipartisan legislation that would augment the ability of financial institutions to prevent synthetic identity fraud, a scam involving stolen Social Security account numbers.
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Financial firms collaborate to defend against cyber-threats
Several financial institutions are voluntarily banding together to strengthen their cyber-security defenses and provide additional protections for consumer account information.
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Morrisons data breach creates additional cyber-liability
A recent court case sets the precedent that even if you have been hit with a malicious data breach, you may still face vicarious liability for it.
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Cyber-threats require rapid escalation from operations to executives
Everybody suffers a data breach, eventually. Here are some helpful tips to prepare an emergency response plan in advance.
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Regulators skeptical of Uber’s work to fix breach processes
A look at the trials and tribulations of taxi-app company Uber: data breaches it tried to keep hidden, how they were exposed, what Uber is doing to fix operations.
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5 questions to ask about cloud security implications
As firms increasingly turn to cloud computing and data storage, compliance officers need to understand the particular risks that come with using this kind of technology.
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Delete your accounts. All of them
The porous nature of data security is worse than we thought. Maybe the only way for anyone to really secure their digital presence is to destroy it.
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Financial services firms buckle down on data security
There is no single solution to prevent the many flavors of cyber-crime. Private enterprise and the government, however, should do a better job of working together.
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Walter Shaub, Bitcoin, and IPOs
In case you missed it, Ethics Office Director Walter Shaub resigned after differences in opinion with the administration, bitcoin offers evaders new tax havens after the Panama Papers leak, and IPO regulations are taking the spotlight in this week's rundown of compliance news from around the web.
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Uncontrolled text messaging exposes your company to massive risk
Texting isn’t just dangerous while driving; unless you archive your company’s SMS/text message traffic, you risk substantial legal, reputational, and regulatory risk.
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Choosing a sound path forward for cyber-security
When it comes to cyber-security risk management, let’s pursue a flexible, principles-based approach—and avoid a road to nowhere paved with layers of compliance requirements.
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Data privacy and cyber-security considerations in M&A deals
The increasingly ominous specter of cyber-risk can cast a shadow over any merger or acquisition. But due-diligence practices can lower the risk.
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MediaPro launches GDPR Privacy Awareness Solution
MediaPro recently launched its General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Privacy Awareness Solution, designed to help companies comply with one of the most significant data privacy regulatory updates in recent years.
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5 things FinServ firms should know about the NY cyber-law
With New York’s new cyber-security law in effect, compliance officers will need to stay agile to remain compliant with data protection rules. Here are five tips for how to do just that.