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DPA Compliance in the UK during COVID-19

March 17, 2021 Compliance Data Loss Prevention

Data protection in the United Kingdom currently falls under the incidence of the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA). The DPA was adopted into the UK’s national legislation while the country was still part of the European Union.…

NIST 800-171 Compliance Checklist

March 1, 2021June 28, 2023 Compliance Data Loss Prevention

NIST Special Publication 800-171, Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Information Systems and Organizations, focuses on information shared by federal agencies with non-federal entities.…

5 Tips for a Successful PCI DSS Compliance Strategy

January 18, 2021January 10, 2022 Banking & Financial Institutions Compliance Data Loss Prevention

The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is an international proprietary information security standard developed by the PCI Security Standards Council for organizations that handle cardholder information…

Data Protection Legislation Around the World in 2021

January 8, 2021October 11, 2023 Compliance Data Loss Prevention

2020 brought several major developments in the world of data protection legislation. Most notably, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) came into force in January in the United States and the Court of Justice of the…

China’s Personal Information Protection Law: What We Know So Far

December 23, 2020December 24, 2020 Compliance Data Loss Prevention

On 21 October 2020, China’s Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress published the first draft of the Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) for public comment. The PIPL is China’s first attempt to integrate…

A Look at Data Breach Statistics in 2020

December 11, 2020April 13, 2021 Compliance Data Loss Prevention

2020 has proved to be a challenging year from all points of view. With the health crisis brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic disrupting the worldwide economy and crippling both large and small businesses, cybersecurity …

How DLP Helps Media Companies

November 30, 2020May 11, 2022 Compliance Data Loss Prevention Media

The advent of global online streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime have boosted media productions across the world. Original content is being created for the platforms not only in the US, but in places as wide…

Singapore’s Amended Personal Data Protection Act Passed in Parliament

November 20, 2020 Compliance Data Loss Prevention

On 2 November 2020, the Singapore Parliament passed amendments to the country’s Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA). It was the first time the law was reviewed and changed since it was enacted in 2012. At the time, it was one…

Australian Government Kicks off Privacy Act Review

November 18, 2020 Compliance Data Loss Prevention

On 12 December 2019, the Australian Government announced that it would conduct a review of the Privacy Act 1988 as part of its response to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) Digital Platforms…

DPO vs. CPO: Compliance Roles at Glance

October 30, 2020December 10, 2020 Compliance

While compliance and data protection have been around for some time, especially in fields such as finance and health, they have always been bundled together into legal and information security roles. The rise of increasingly…

Brazil’s LGPD is now in effect

October 2, 2020August 26, 2021 Compliance

In a surprising turn of events, Brazil’s Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados (LGPD), Latin America’s first major data protection law, went into effect this month after hopes that the COVID-19 pandemic would push the introduction…

All You Need to Know about CMMC Compliance

July 10, 2020December 8, 2020 Compliance

Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) is a new framework for protecting Federal Contract Information (FCI) and Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) for all contractors or subcontractors of the United…

Credit Unions: How DLP Helps Secure Their Data

May 15, 2020May 11, 2022 Banking & Financial Institutions Compliance Data Loss Prevention

As a financial institution, credit unions regularly collect, process, and store the personal and financial information of their customers. This type of sensitive data is protected under laws such as the Sarbanes-Oxley…

All You Need to Know About Turkey’s Personal Data Protection Law (KVKK)

April 30, 2020July 22, 2023 Compliance

Turkey’s Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 or Kişisel Verileri Koruma Kanunu (KVKK) came into force on 7 April 2016, just weeks before the EU passed its groundbreaking General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The…

HIPAA Compliance and COVID-19

April 10, 2020January 11, 2022 Compliance Data Loss Prevention Healthcare

As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads throughout the world, more and more companies are asking their employees to work from home in light of new government-issued regulations and for their own well-being. This unprecedented…

How Endpoint Protector Helps with Remote Work

March 23, 2020January 6, 2021 Compliance Data Loss Prevention Work From Home

More and more companies are allowing their employees to work remotely to protect their health and support government measures to curb the spread of the COVID-19 virus. They are now realizing the risks remote work poses to…

Remote Work, Data Protection and Compliance during the COVID-19 Crisis

March 17, 2020January 6, 2021 Compliance Data Loss Prevention Work From Home

With the COVID-19 virus now officially declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization, companies around the world have encouraged their employees to work from home to protect their health and support government measures…

The CCPA is Now in Effect

January 8, 2020December 14, 2020 Compliance

As of 1 January 2020, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is in force and companies hoping they would be granted a further six months of respite from enforcement while final regulations are being promulgated, might…

The Rising Importance of Chief Privacy Officers

December 12, 2019December 15, 2020 Compliance

Over 100 countries around the world have adopted some form of data protection and privacy legislation according to UNCTD. Spearheaded by the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a new wave of privacy laws is holding…

All You Need to Know About Nevada’s Updated Privacy Law

November 21, 2019January 29, 2020 Compliance

The Nevada Privacy of Information Collected on the Internet from Consumers Act (NPICICA) came into effect in 2017, introducing privacy notices for companies that run websites and online services that collect certain personal…

CCPA Update: Latest Amendments and Draft Regulations

November 11, 2019January 29, 2020 Compliance

On 10 October 2019, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra released the first set of proposed regulations under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) to the public. One day later, Governor Gavin Newsom signed…

3 Tips to Stay Ahead of Changing Data Privacy Laws

November 6, 2019September 17, 2021 Compliance

Keeping on top of constant regulatory changes can sometimes feel like a losing battle; however, there are some strategies companies can implement to ensure they stay compliant. We are currently witnessing an unprecedented…

A Guide to NESA IAS Compliance

October 18, 2019June 14, 2023 Compliance

The National Electronic Security Authority (NESA) was established in 2012 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as the first federal authority responsible for innovating cybersecurity in the country. As part of its mandate,…

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…