Posts Tagged ‘PII’
Overview of The New York SHIELD Act – Data & Privacy Laws
The SHIELD Act, Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act, which was signed in by New York’s Governor on July 25, 2019. While the data breach aspect of the law went into effect last October, the data privacy portion only became effective as of March 21, 2020.
Read MoreBasic Principles to Establish an Information Governance Policy
Information Governance programs are a growing and critical component of how organizations manage their data and records. Understanding information governance and the information life cycle is important because data impacts all areas of an organization, including: regulatory compliance, litigation, continuous improvement processes, IT infrastructure, and business strategies, to name a few.
Read MoreAssess Risk After a Breach – Including Security Breach Notification Laws By State
A data breach occurs when there is an intentional or unintentional release of secure or private/confidential information to an untrusted environment. Data breaches can come in a plethora of forms, most commonly: ransomware, malware, phishing, denial of service & physical theft.
Read MoreBiometric Information Privacy Act at a Glance
The BIPA guards against the unlawful collection and storing of biometric information.
Read MoreCalifornia Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) Overview
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) gives customers extensive new rights protecting their personal information. Under the new regulations business will need to publicly disclose their data sharing and privacy practices and give them the option to have their data cleared. One goal of this is to clear away unsolicited marketing and allow consumers the…
Read MoreISO/IEC 27701 – About the New Privacy Information Management Standard
ISO/IEC 27701 is an extention to the existing ISO/IEC security standards 27001 and 27002. ISO/IEC 27001 specifies a management system that is intended to bring information security under management control and gives specific requirements.
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