With major data breaches occurring on a regular basis, and European regulators setting new precedents that global-oriented businesses must follow, U.S. lawmakers are actively working to toughen cyber security and data privacy regulations here in the United States. The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), already in effect, is one [...]
The COVID-19 crisis has shown — among so many other things — that our modern, day-to-day business is as adaptable as it is vulnerable. Different times call for different measures, and many companies are showing that they’re willing and able to adapt to wildly different working conditions than they’re [...]
COVID-19 has changed the world. In just a few brief months, much of the global economy has shifted to a work-from-home basis, anywhere it’s possible. Details may vary from country to country and even town to town, but one universal factor has emerged: Everyone who can is now working [...]
A few months ago, Oregon Senator Ron Wyden introduced a federal bill proposing new data privacy standards, along with stiff penalties for companies that failed to meet them. Though it hasn’t made it past a committee hearing, the “Mind Your Own Business Act” is surely a sign of things to [...]
Session Details: Where Should I start with the NIST Cyber Security Framework? There are a number of frameworks available to base your organizations' cybersecurity on but the latest of these has been provided to us by the US Government. There will be something for everyone to learn at this session [...]
California’s CCPA law is officially in effect — and it’s just the beginning: The nationwide movement to regulate data protection is on. To better understand what this means for your business, our experts recommend thinking of data protection as a tripod, with the “three legs” of security, privacy and [...]
From Facebook to Capital One, high-profile data breaches affecting hundreds of millions of people have become alarmingly commonplace. It should come as little surprise, then, that the United States is beginning to follow the lead of the European Union in creating laws to protect the sensitive consumer info that’s so [...]
In this era of destructive, highly publicized data breaches, cybersecurity is more essential than ever. Yet for businesses struggling to achieve it — or even wondering where to begin — it can also be a serious challenge. For these organizations, implementing a cybersecurity framework (CSF) should be a top [...]
On December 17, 2019, the California Privacy Rights Act was formally introduced into the Golden State’s legislative process. An initiative to expand efforts to regulate online consumer data protection and better define prosecution for organizations that fail to protect that info, the act represents a further milestone in a [...]
For years, we were told that a password had to be a complex blend of numbers, lower- and upper-case letters and special characters. They had to be changed frequently, too. Maybe even once a month. Turns out, all of that’s wrong — or, at least, obsolete. Welcome to our December [...]