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Security Compliance & Data Privacy Regulations

eSecurity Planet

Regulatory compliance and data privacy issues have long been an IT security nightmare. GDPR, the EU’s flagship data privacy and “right to be forgotten” regulation, has made the stakes of a data breach higher than ever. GDPR-style data privacy laws came to the U.S. with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) effective Jan.

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The Impact of Data Protection Laws on Your Records Retention Schedule

ARMA International

Definition and Purpose of a Records Retention Schedule. These records are typically organized by grouping them by function or department and then described as either an individual record or grouped together into a record category. 8 This is the GDPR definition and other countries have similar broad definitions of personal data.

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CCPA Marches On: California Attorney General Proposes Further Revisions to CCPA Regulations, Industry Pleads for Enforcement Delay Amid COVID-19 Crisis

Data Matters

While the world seems to have ground to a halt in so many ways, time still marches on, and along with it, the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) enforcement date (July 1, 2020) inches ever closer. Restoration of privacy policy disclosures (§ 999.308). through their websites) to a particular consumer or household.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 20 – 26 November 2023

IT Governance

This week, we’re taking a slightly different approach with the ‘publicly disclosed data breaches and cyber attacks’ category, presenting the most interesting data points in a table format. The ‘enforcement’ and ‘other news’ categories remain unchanged. Only 3 definitely haven’t had data breached. Among those affected was SAP SE.

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UAE: Federal level data protection law enacted

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

International businesses with global privacy compliance programs should seek to expand those to cover the UAE and achieve some synergies. The requirements regarding keeping data secure, and new data breach obligations, will definitely up the ante for businesses in the UAE to take cyber security seriously. Definitions.

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What Is Encryption? Definition, How it Works, & Examples

eSecurity Planet

Encryption uses mathematical algorithms to transform and encode data so that only authorized parties can access it. 2 Common Types of Encryption The two main types of encryption categories are symmetric and asymmetric. Symmetric encryption uses a single key to encrypt and decrypt data.

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New York Enacts Stricter Data Cybersecurity Laws

Data Matters

Meanwhile, the more comprehensive New York Privacy Act, which many viewed as even more expansive than the CCPA, failed to gather the necessary support in the most recent legislative session. The Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act. The Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act.