Endpoint Protector Blog

Google vs. CNIL: EU Court Limits Right to be Forgotten to Member States

October 4, 2019December 10, 2020 Compliance

On 25 September, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued two rulings on the implementation of the EU’s right to be forgotten. The case had US-tech giant Google facing off against France’s data protection authority, the…

APPI VS GDPR: The Biggest Differences

September 24, 2019July 22, 2023 Compliance

Japan adopted its Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI) in 2003, but by 2015, when a series of major data breaches hit the country, it became clear APPI’s requirements could no longer adequately protect Japanese…

How will the CCPA impact international companies?

September 20, 2019October 31, 2023 Compliance

California by itself is considered the world’s 5th biggest economy, ranking higher than France, the UK and Italy, with its GDP reaching $2.94 trillion in 2018. It’s hardly surprising given it’s home not only to entertainment…

Top 7 Reasons to Start your DLP Strategy with Endpoint Protector

September 16, 2019December 15, 2020 Data Loss Prevention

With the global rise of data breaches and the widespread adoption of data protection legislation, companies are increasingly turning towards Data Loss Prevention (DLP) solutions as indispensable tools in their data protection…

PIPEDA vs GDPR: The Key Differences

September 6, 2019June 10, 2022 Compliance Endpoint Protection

Canada’s Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) was considered a progressive law when it first stepped onto the legislative scene in 2000. It received a partial adequacy decision from…

5 Frequently Asked Questions about Compliance

August 30, 2019January 29, 2020 Compliance

Since the advent of the EU’s General Data Protection Legislation (GDPR), a push for data protection legislation has swept the globe. From Japan, China and India to the US, Canada and Brazil, all countries with strong ties…

3 Reasons Why Your Company Needs Encryption

August 26, 2019December 4, 2020 Encryption

With over 3,800 data breaches reported until the end of June and over 4.1 billion records exposed, 2019 is on track to become the worst year on record for data breaches according to a report recently published by Risk Based Security.…

Data Security and Windows: Dealing with the Challenges and the Myths

August 19, 2019December 1, 2023 Data Security

Since it was launched in 1985, Microsoft Windows has been the dominant operating system for endpoints the world over. And while its popularity has waned in recent years, as macOS pushed into the enterprise and Linux released…

5 Mistakes Companies Make When Securing Their Endpoints

August 9, 2019December 4, 2020 Endpoint Protection

With the rising tide of data protection regulations and the continuous onslaught of malicious attacks that have swept the globe, data protection has become a mandatory part of every company’s security strategy. But as organizations…

5 Reasons Healthcare Institutions Need Data Loss Prevention

July 26, 2019May 10, 2022 Data Loss Prevention Healthcare

Health information has always been considered extremely sensitive and with the rise of digital healthcare records, the need for its protection has become increasingly urgent. Due to the high volume of data they collect…

The US States Taking the CCPA Road

July 12, 2019January 30, 2020 Compliance

Data protection legislation has become a global trend. Following the adoption of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), countries across the world from Australia and Japan to Brazil and Canada have adopted…

The Hassle-Free Guide to Endpoint Protector Deployment

July 5, 2019January 30, 2020 Data Loss Prevention

A persistent myth haunts all Data Loss Prevention (DLP) solutions: the belief that its deployment will be a slow and cumbersome process that will stretch across months, likely to affect both a network’s speed and employees’…

What We Know so Far about China’s Data Security Administrative Measures

July 1, 2019June 14, 2023 Compliance

China has joined countries around the world in pushing for stricter data protection legislation in the wake of the implementation of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The Cyberspace Administration of…

All You Need to Know about Spain’s New Trade Secrets Act

June 19, 2019July 18, 2023 Compliance

Earlier this year, the Spanish Senate approved a new Trade Secrets Act (TSA) which came into force on 13 March 2019. The act was a delayed transposition into Spanish law of the EU Directive 2016/943 on Trade Secrets which aims…

How Data Loss Prevention can help with APPI compliance

June 6, 2019May 11, 2022 Compliance

Earlier this year, Japan became the first country to earn an adequacy decision from the European Commission after the enforcement of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This means that the Commission has…

All You Need to Know about Singapore’s PDPA

June 3, 2019December 8, 2020 Compliance

Singapore adopted its Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) way back in 2012 before the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) made its appearance on the legal stage. It came into full force on 2 July 2014 and governs…

GDPR: Year One

May 27, 2019April 24, 2020 Compliance

On Saturday, the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) crossed the one year mark, celebrating its first anniversary since it came into force on 25 May 2018. Today therefore we’ll be looking at its impact both in the…

How Data Loss Prevention can help with CCPA Compliance

May 17, 2019May 11, 2022 Compliance Data Loss Prevention

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) has emerged as a blueprint for data protection regulations in the US. Itself inspired by the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the CCPA adapted the new international…

The Thailand Personal Data Protection Act: What We Know So Far

May 3, 2019July 22, 2023 Compliance

Thailand is the latest country to take definitive steps towards the adoption of data protection legislation. The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) created a ripple effect across the world, with…

Data Loss Prevention Tips for Financial Institutions

April 25, 2019September 2, 2022 Banking & Financial Institutions Data Loss Prevention

The importance and sensitivity of the information that financial institutions collect, whether they are banks, insurance companies or organizations that offer other financial services, has been acknowledged even before…

All You Need to Know about SOX Compliance

April 19, 2019March 2, 2021 Compliance

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, more commonly known as SOX or Sarbox, is a US law that aims to protect investors from accounting fraud, particularly in relation to publicly traded companies. Named after the two congressmen…

5 Outstanding eDiscovery Features

April 5, 2019September 2, 2022 Data Loss Prevention

With data protection regulations making their way onto every country’s legislative agenda, from the European Union and the US to the Middle East and Latin America, companies are now faced with the considerable task of complying…

Data Protection Regulations in Latin America

March 28, 2019December 14, 2020 Compliance

The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has created a domino effect across the world as its biggest trade partners rushed to align their existing data protection legislations to its strict requirements or passed…

All You Need To Know about GLBA Compliance

March 25, 2019June 10, 2022 Banking & Financial Institutions Compliance

Although better known for its privacy stipulations, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA), also called the Financial Modernization Act of 1999, is a US federal law whose original purpose was to allow different types of financial…