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How to navigate GDPR complexity
by Help Net Security •
There’s been a lot of turbulence in the data privacy regulation space in the past couple of years. Post Brexit, there was a risk for the UK to be digitally isolated from the EU. For the moment, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has be…
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Regulatory Compliance in the Cloud: What you Need to Know
by Chris Hudson •
Anyone reading this post will have at least dipped their toes into the world of cloud services. As a result of this massive growth, the world of compliance has spent much of the last decade catching up with the implications of cloud services. For hos…
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Fix your IT weak spots to guarantee compliance
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As the number of regulations grow each day, and are different depending on the sector, the consequence of not adhering to them has come more and more severe. It can massively damage an organization’s reputation, but there are also great financial…
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Companies poorly prepared to meet CCPA, CPRA and GDPR compliance requirements
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CYTRIO released findings from additional independent research it conducted during Q1 2022 on the state of companies’ readiness to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), and the European Union’s Gen…
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Physical And Digital Security Convergence Trends In A Post-Pandemic World
by Guest Author •
The post-pandemic security climate places cybersecurity as a top priority for businesses. Since many businesses have adopted cloud-based and IoT (internet of things) technologies to facilitate remote working during the pandemic, it has become necessary…
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The changing role of the CCO: Champion of innovation and business continuity
by Helga Labus •
In this interview with Help Net Security, Simon Winchester, VP Worldwide Advanced Technologies at Jumio, talks about the changing role of the chief compliance officer (CCO) and how to alleviate some of its burdens in today’s highly regulated worl…
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The challenges of consumer data and PII usage
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In this Help Net Security video, Nong Li, CEO at Okera, talks about the challenges of using and managing consumer data and PII. As consumer and PII data get tracked more and more, businesses can drive value and transform how they operate by leveraging …
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Top data governance challenges and strategies for high-growth startups
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Hyper-growth startups face a unique set of challenges when it comes to secure data access. Their priority is to drive rapid innovation, scale their customer base and grow revenue. Their data footprint is increasing exponentially, with new first-party a…
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Biden legitimizes cryptocurrency with regulatory exploration
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For some time, cryptocurrency was considered a fringe currency – a libertarian means of investing that challenged the traditional framework of brokers, trade desks and advisers. Cryptocurrency was unique: for good and for ill, it put investments (and m…
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Businesses under pressure as consumers exercise their privacy rights
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DataGrail unveiled the results of its research report that looks at consumer data privacy trends. In the report, the company benchmarked the cost, volume, and challenges associated with data privacy. The report focused on the actions that consumers too…
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Data privacy laws are an opportunity to become more honest in reaching your target audience
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Data privacy regulations are designed to give consumers more transparency into and control over how their data is collected, shared and used, especially as more consumers grow concerned about how their data is accessed and used by big data companies. A…
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Understanding US Defense Department’s relaxed cybersecurity protocols under CMMC 2.0
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Department of Defense (DoD) contractors struggling to comply with upcoming cybersecurity regulations under the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) can breathe a sigh of relief—the DoD has announced its intent to release CMMC 2.0, with pro…
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What Is CPS 234 and Who Needs to Comply with It?
by Anirudh Chand •
In November 2018, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) released the Prudential Standard CPS 234 in direct response to the escalating attack landscape in the financial sector. APRA has understood these threats to be the direct result of…
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Navigating data privacy in the higher education ecosystem
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The need for academic institutions to become data privacy advocates is paramount. Over the past 24 months, higher education institutions have accelerated digital transformation initiatives. While that transformation has been underway for some time, the…
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Top 5 Ways SD-WAN Benefits Your Organization
by Guest Author •
SD-WAN is one of those cool technologies that people are starting to understand and embrace; it’s a buzzword, even. It’s the next generation of network architecture that provides greater flexibility, security, and throughput by combining WAN, LAN and c…
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What do consumers really think about privacy?
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Merkle has released a report which has historically reported on the marketing leader’s point of view, but this time turns its focus to consumers, revealing their sentiments around online privacy and data collection and exploring their attitudes about r…
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How wealth managers leverage behavioral intelligence tech to thwart client abuse
by Helga Labus •
In this interview with Help Net Security, Lee Garf, GM of Financial Markets Compliance at NICE Actimize, explains how behavioral intelligence technology can help the finance sector tackle client abuse and lower regulatory risk. How has the pandemic imp…
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How to prepare your organization for this year’s cybersecurity incidents
by Help Net Security •
Sotero has shared its top five predictions for data security and privacy in 2022. Cybersecurity incidents have risen 125% year over year and will continue to grow exponentially, putting vast amounts of organizational data at risk. Data security and pri…
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Most breaches largely caused by staff working from home
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Diligent announces a survey of 450 senior finance and risk professionals in UK-listed businesses. The results show that UK businesses lost £374 million in 2021, largely due to cyberbreaches caused by staff having to work from home. The survey also show…
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Companies woefully unprepared for CCPA compliance
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Only 11% of companies are able to fully meet CCPA requirements, especially when managing Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs), according to a CYTRIO research. The research also showed a disconnect in compliance with 44% of companies not providing any m…
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Digital IDs under attack: How to tackle the threat?
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Digital identification is the focus of two reports by the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA): an analysis of self-sovereign identity (SSI) and a study of major face presentation attacks. Trust in the identity of a natural or legal person h…
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Is cloud the solution to optimized data privacy?
by Helga Labus •
In this interview with Help Net Security, Sophie Stalla-Bourdillon, Senior Privacy Counsel and Legal Engineer at Immuta, talks about data privacy, what organizations can a must do to keep data secure, and explains the technologies that can help optimiz…
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Small businesses are most vulnerable to growing cybersecurity threats
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Many small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) mistakenly assume (hope?) their size makes them a less appealing target to hackers, without realizing cyber criminals are eager to exploit the unique characteristics that make them even more vulnerable to c…
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Governance and data privacy: What to expect in 2022?
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Okera revealed its top industry predictions and trends expected to emerge in data privacy and governance for 2022 according to the company’s CEO, Nick Halsey; CTO, Nong Li; and Okera Advisory Board member and recent Gartner VP analyst, Sanjeev Mohan. H…
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How familiar are consumers with data protection best practices?
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With data breaches on the rise along with consumer demand for privacy and control over their own data, governments have in turn adopted new data protection regulations — and businesses are feeling the pressure. Now, a consumer research from Ground Labs…
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How can organizations ease audit overload?
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A research from Vanson Bourne examines how financial services are faring with the ever-increasing challenge of audit overload. The study, which surveyed 200 U.S. IT security professionals in the financial services industry, revealed that 97 percent fin…
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Healthcare cybersecurity market size to reach $35.5 billion by 2027
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The healthcare cybersecurity market size is anticipated to record a valuation of $35.5 billion by 2027, according to the most recent study by Global Market Insights. Increasing adoption for cloud services in developed as well as developing countries wi…
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How proactive are companies when managing data?
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33 percent of U.S. companies are not proactively putting in place systems to monitor, warehouse and protect their internal data, despite growing international regulations mandating it and heightened legal risks associated with data theft, a BigID and S…
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A Quick Guide to Data Security When Managing Offshore Teams
by Guest Author •
As we all know, technology is revolutionizing and it has served as a blessing in many ways especially in data security. Data security is one of the major factors that should be taken care of while outsourcing your development project. There is no doubt…
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An introduction to U.S. data compliance laws
by Help Net Security •
Due to technological advances like the rise of cloud storage and social media, there is an increasing concern over privacy — especially when it comes to how businesses collect and use customer data. While the U.S. does not presently have an all-encompa…
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Cloud adoption growing steadily, but cost and regulatory challenges remain
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O’Reilly announced the findings of a survey report which explores the latest trends in cloud, microservices, distributed application development, and other critical infrastructure and operations technologies. Similar to last year’s results, cloud adopt…
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Regulation fatigue: A challenge to shift processes left
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Recent high-profile supply chain attacks have heightened the need for increased regulation of the open-source community. In the U.S., for example, President Biden’s recent executive order asks government vendors to attest “to the extent practicab…
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When it comes to collaboration tools, firms struggle to keep up with security and compliance
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Surveying 100 key executives across financial services, Theta Lake found that 83% of respondents are turning off key productivity and usability features of collaboration platforms like Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Webex due to their organizations’ techni…
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Strategies For Next Generation Cyber Infrastructure
by Guest Author •
Today, most nations fear terrorist attacks that involve bomb reinforcements such as machine guns and other firearms, as terrorist attacks cause many people to die and other people to become disabled while others are left without families. However, toda…