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Privacy by Design and GDPR: Putting Policy into Practice

June 29, 2018

While privacy by design is not a new concept, the GDPR makes it a legal requirement, and thus practical guidance is needed for putting policy into practice. What are the concepts and requirements in the context of recent guidance published by the EDPS and UK ICO?

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Blogs Data Privacy Future of Privacy

B.J. Mendelson Talks About Your Privacy, and How to Get It Back

June 26, 2018

B.J. Mendelson discusses the Facebook antics, GDPR, and what people can do to protect their privacy now and moving into the future in his presentation at the campus of George Mason University in Virginia.

Data Protection Insights

A Post-GDPR Checklist for Political Parties

June 11, 2018

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) implementation date has arrived. What are the behind-the-scenes work that political parties around the world have to undertake to ensure compliance?

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Data Protection Insights

A Practical Guide to Demonstrating GDPR Compliance

June 8, 2018

Developing an effective privacy management infrastructure for GDPR compliance seems daunting. How do you prioritize to meet GDPR accountability obligations?

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Data Privacy Insights

GDPR: Tech Giants’ Deathblow to Small Businesses and the Privacy Lie

June 4, 2018

GDPR may have a huge impact on small businesses but may not stop government surveillance or cool the unfair advantage of tech giants over smaller industries and smaller players. Are there real improvements to consumer privacy?

Data Protection Insights

Direct Marketing Under the GDPR: Consent vs Legitimate Interests

May 25, 2018

Out of all six legal bases for processing offered by the GDPR, consent and legitimate interests are the legal bases most likely to be relied upon to justify direct marketing. Where the direct marketing involves electronic communications, however, is where things get muddy.

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Cyber Security Insights

Importance of Using SIEM for GDPR Compliance

May 24, 2018

A Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) can play an important role in GDPR compliance. It can serve as a centralized point for all data collection and analysis, and offer intelligent insights into malicious behavior so you can be alerted of security incidents before they become an impactful data breach.

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Blogs Data Privacy Privacy Intelligence

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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Data Protection Insights

The Ultimate Guide to Buying Privacy Management Software

May 4, 2018

Privacy management software can help you increase your efficiency and accuracy by automating complex or high volumes of privacy management activities, including privacy impact assessments (PIAs)/data protection impact assessments (DPIAs), data mapping/data inventory, and enterprise assessments. How do you choose?

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Cyber Security Insights

A Guide to the Must-Have Security Tools for GDPR Compliance

April 23, 2018

GDPR requires a comprehensive approach to information security, compliance, governance and risk. Even though security tools are just one piece of the GDPR compliance puzzle, they are an important aspect of protecting consumer data privacy. What are the eight must-have security tools for maintaining GDPR compliance?

EU GDPR

CISA: A Coordinated Cyber Attack by Suspected Iranian Hackers Affected Over 100 Water Systems

Iranian-Linked Cyber Attack Shuts Down a UK Power Plant

FBI, CISA, and HHS Warn about Medusa Ransomware Targeting Over 500 Critical Infrastructure Organizations