Global adoption of data and privacy programs still maturing

The importance of privacy and data protection is a critical issue for organizations as it transcends beyond legal departments to the forefront of an organization’s strategic priorities. A FairWarning research, based on survey results from more th… Continue reading Global adoption of data and privacy programs still maturing

Is the US Ready for Centralized Data Privacy Enforcement?

The recent news about a proposed bill to create a central data privacy enforcing body shines another spotlight on the high-risk, high stakes shifting ground that many businesses operate their engines of growth on – consumer data collection, … Continue reading Is the US Ready for Centralized Data Privacy Enforcement?

2020 Update

Here we are in 2020, and there are many updates to go over.  I plan on further postings on several of these items, and need to get back into blogging here with more regularity.
Here are some of the new things that are out.
CCPA.  Privacy as a… Continue reading 2020 Update

Growing complexity is driving operational changes to privacy programs

A majority of companies are adopting a single global data protection strategy to manage evolving privacy programs, and that managing the expanding ecosystem of third parties handling data has become a top priority, a TrustArc report reveals. Evolving e… Continue reading Growing complexity is driving operational changes to privacy programs

Priorities IT pros follow to ensure ingrained privacy and compliance

Products that help businesses discover and map data flows top the list of purchase plans and the privacy team is playing a larger role in privacy tech purchasing decisions as organizations navigate a complex field of regulations, according to TrustArc … Continue reading Priorities IT pros follow to ensure ingrained privacy and compliance

Only 55% of companies plan to be ready for CCPA implementation

While reputation and consumer privacy are the biggest drivers for CCPA compliance, only 55% of companies plan to be ready by the law’s Jan. 1, 2020 effective date, according to the OneTrust and the IAPP research. The CCPA is the first of its kind U.S. … Continue reading Only 55% of companies plan to be ready for CCPA implementation

Measuring privacy operations: Use of technology on the rise

Critical privacy program activities such as creating data inventories, conducting data protection impact assessments (DPIA), and managing data subject access rights requests (DSAR) are now well established in large and small organizations in both Europ… Continue reading Measuring privacy operations: Use of technology on the rise

New additions to RSA Conference Advisory Board bring wealth of industry knowledge

RSA Conference, the world’s leading information security conferences and expositions, today announced the addition of nine new members to its Advisory Board for a total of 16 members across a wide array of positions in the industry. This expansion fall… Continue reading New additions to RSA Conference Advisory Board bring wealth of industry knowledge

Privacy pros gaining control of technology decision-making over IT

TrustArc and IAPP announced the results of new research that examined how privacy technology is bought and deployed to address privacy and data protection challenges. Surveying privacy professionals worldwide, the findings of the survey show that priva… Continue reading Privacy pros gaining control of technology decision-making over IT

The Shared Security Weekly Blaze – Mobile App Data Leaks, The California Privacy Act, Third-party Gmail Access

This is the Shared Security Weekly Blaze for July 2nd, 2018 sponsored by Security Perspectives – Your Source for Tailored Security Awareness Training and Assessment Solutions and Silent Pocket.  This episode was hosted by Tom … Continue reading The Shared Security Weekly Blaze – Mobile App Data Leaks, The California Privacy Act, Third-party Gmail Access