Click to learn more about author Anne Hardy. It’s been a number months since the CCPA was enacted by the State of California. Still, companies are facing a whole new problem: a Data Management skills shortage. The CCPA gives individuals the right to a “verifiable consumer request.” This request requires enterprises to send the individual […]
Is Your Company Prepared to Address New Data Privacy Regulations?
Click to learn more about author Gerald Beuchelt. Two years have passed since the inception of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This legislation placed the privacy conversation front and center in capitals and board rooms around the world. Since then, we have seen a heightened sensibility around data privacy and security with over 100 […]
The Fundamentals of Data Anonymization and Protection
Click to learn more about author David Balaban. Data anonymization is a process aimed at eliminating personally identifiable clues so that it’s impracticable, or at least very challenging, to attribute this information to a specific individual. In this regard, the terms “de-identification” and “anonymization” denote virtually the same concept and may be used interchangeably. The […]
Eight Key Steps to Comply with CCPA: A 2020 Checklist
Click here to learn more about Anas Baig. The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) has gone into effect, and organizations are looking for ways to comply with this regulation as efficiently and cost-effectively possible. Several frameworks can be used to help narrow down the route you should take when trying to comply with the CCPA. […]
It’s 9 AM: Do You Know What Your Employees are Downloading?
Click to learn more about author Michael Morrison. The world irrevocably changed in March 2020. For years, pundits and technology leaders said that remote work was the future. Businesses were hesitant to lean into the model because of their unfounded fear that — despite mountains of evidence to the contrary — employees couldn’t maintain productivity […]
How GDPR Has Influenced the World
Click to learn more about author W. Curtis Preston. The General Data Protection Regulations (the GDPR) of the European Union may not have solved all data privacy issues in the European Union, but it has definitely cemented the all-important idea of data privacy into the world’s collective consciousness. On this two-year anniversary of the GDPR, […]
What to Expect from Brazil’s General Data Protection Law (LGPD)?
Click here to learn more about Anas Baig. The world is stepping into an era where the realization of data protection rights is at an all-time high. With Europe and North America already taking the steps towards data protection, Brazil is not far behind, drafting the LGPD (Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados Pessoais), which […]
Best Practices for Handling Customer Data
Click here to learn more about Ben Kelley. Back in 2006, UK mathematician Clive Humby was the first to coin the phrase, “Data is the new oil.” While the analogy has been controversial to some, the statement foretold how business has evolved in the last decade. Today, companies in all sectors rely on customer data […]
Data Privacy Challenges: Compliance-as-a-Service Evolves
Massive data stores, a rapidly changing regulatory landscape, and the potential for catastrophic damage to brand and bottom line have made privacy the top concern for companies across the globe. Concern about the accelerating pace of data privacy regulation headed the list of Gartner’s 2019 Emerging Risks Monitor, and depending on the industry, between 64 […]
Don’t Let Data Die in The Dark
Click to learn more about author Todd Forsythe. Who doesn’t have a drawer full of items they might need at some point, but haven’t used in months or even years? We’re all familiar with unintentional hoarding of things that may have been useful at one point but end up collecting dust and taking up unnecessary […]