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Data privacy insights and commentary by Rebecca Herold

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Twenty-Four Years Addressing Privacy: What’s Changed and What Hasn’t

February 1, 2018

While so much has changed in technology and addressing privacy, it is important to never forget the lessons of the past. The basic categories of privacy risks are still the same and the general concepts for mitigating those risks are also pretty much the same as they were decades ago.

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Protect Your Home and Business Privacy from Ransomware

February 23, 2018

Individuals, business leaders, and all other types of organization leaders need to improve their ransomware protections to protect their personal data, preserve privacy, and maintain access to their other data. What are some of the simple steps to avoid being a ransomware victim?

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Are You Protecting the Privacy of the Deceased?

March 22, 2018

Do we need to protect the privacy of the deceased? Let’s look at the two kingpins of privacy regulation mentioned earlier – HIPAA and GDPR. We then take a brief view at a few of the literally hundreds of other personal information protection laws with regard to if and how they relate to the protection of the deceased.

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Will Your Contracted Service Providers’ Breaches Take Down Your Business?

April 13, 2018

[24]7 notified Sears, Best Buy, Delta, and other clients using their platform, about a data breach six months after the breach occurred. What should service providers and organizations that contract these third parties be doing better to protect their customers' privacy and personal data?

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Your View of “Personal Information” is Probably Not Wide Enough

May 17, 2018

In the past few months the amount of talk, advice, debates, and claims about the EU GDPR which goes into effect May 25, has escalated to a fever pitch. And there is the rub. Most organizations do not know really know or understand what “personal data,” the GDPR term, is as it applies to their organization.

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Not Providing Training? You Will Fail Privacy & Data Security!

June 21, 2018

Why is there always some information security or privacy pros who insist on proclaiming that user awareness and training is a waste of time and money?

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3 Things You Must Know About Security and Privacy Training

July 12, 2018

Too many organizations either provide for no security and privacy training and awareness or take a completely inadequate or ineffective (bad) approach. Effective regular training and ongoing awareness can provide tremendous return on significantly better security and privacy practices.

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12 Reasons Why Data Privacy Protection Brings Business Value

September 3, 2018

Throughout the past couple of decades, I have identified a dozen reasons why data privacy protection brings many business values, and should not be brushed aside or minimized in importance.

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What to Expect in 2019

January 25, 2019

One of my clients recently asked me what organizations should expect for information security and privacy in 2019. My short answer: More! Here is what to expect in five key areas in 2019, and beyond.

Privacy Intelligence

Twenty-Four Years Addressing Privacy: What’s Changed and What Hasn’t

Protect Your Home and Business Privacy from Ransomware

Will Your Contracted Service Providers’ Breaches Take Down Your Business?

Not Providing Training? You Will Fail Privacy & Data Security!

3 Things You Must Know About Security and Privacy Training

12 Reasons Why Data Privacy Protection Brings Business Value

What to Expect in 2019

White House Budget for 2024 Cybersecurity Spending: More Funding for CISA, Modernization of Online Government Services

Massive Data Breach at Healthcare Provider ILS Compromises Millions of Patients

Can Security Keep Up With ChatGPT Evolutions?

FBI Annual Internet Crime Report Finds Hot New Trend in Online Scams: “Pig Butchering”