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Thales & LuxTrust: A Partnership for Data Sovereignty and Compliance

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Businesses must prioritize this area, particularly when collaborating with third-party providers, ensuring compliance and maintaining a secure digital landscape. We are dedicated to creating a secure and efficient digital landscape. A collaborative platform promoting secure teamwork.

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NERC $10,000,000 Fine of Public Utility Highlights the Need for Cybersecurity Preparedness and CIP Compliance Programs

Data Matters

power grid because “many of the violations involved long durations, multiple instances of noncompliance, and repeated failures to implement physical and cyber security protections.” Critically, the utility had in place an internal compliance program at the time of the violations. Settlement Agreement at 12.

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BEST PRACTICES: Why pursuing sound ‘data governance’ can be a cybersecurity multiplier

The Last Watchdog

And by doing this housekeeping – i.e. by improving their data governance practices — companies can reap higher efficiencies, while also tightening data security. Outside of the security perspective, everybody should become more aware of their data life cycle. There’s definitely a cost angle to it.

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Credit card gambling ban: government to meet banks and bookies

IT Governance

Gambling Commission compliance. As it is, all commercial gambling businesses that hold a licence under the Gambling Act 2005 must abide by that law and the Commission’s LCCP (Licence conditions and codes of practice) or expect regulatory action.

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NEW TECH: This free tool can help gauge, manage third-party cyber risk; it’s called ‘VRMMM’

The Last Watchdog

And this continues to include enterprises that have poured a king’s ransom into hardening their first-party security posture. Shared Assessments was created in 2005 by five big banks and the Big Four accounting/consulting firms as a forum for deriving a standardized way to assess the risks of partnering with one other.

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OCR Settles Two HIPAA Cases with Public Health Centers in Oregon and Mississippi

Hunton Privacy

Following the submission of multiple breach notification reports by OHSU in 2013, OCR investigated and found “evidence of widespread vulnerabilities within OHSU’s HIPAA compliance program.” submit annual compliance reports to OCR for a period of three years. submit annual compliance reports to OCR for a period of three years.

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Database Encryption Key Management

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Streamlining operations and improving security. According to our 2018 Global Encryption Trends Study , 43% of respondents report that their organization has an encryption strategy they apply across the enterprise, compared with 15% in 2005. Stronger security by separating keys from databases. Fulfill compliance mandates.