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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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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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ICYMI –December in privacy and cybersecurity

Data Protection Report

December tends to be a busy time for everyone, so you may have missed a privacy update or two. How did Illinois’ highest court rule: a. How did Illinois’ highest court rule: a. The exception applied to the workers’ data because the exception applies to all health care workers’ biometric data. Answers are below.

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Indiana Likely to Become Seventh State to Enact a Comprehensive State Privacy Law

Hunton Privacy

state to enact comprehensive privacy legislation. SB 5 also requires controllers to establish, implement and maintain reasonable administrative, technical and physical data security practices to protect the confidentiality, integrity and accessibility of personal data. This could make Indiana the seventh U.S.

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California Governor Signs into Law Bills Updating the CPRA and Bills Addressing the Privacy and Security of Genetic and Medical Data, Among Others

Hunton Privacy

During the week of October 4, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law bills amending the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (“CPRA”), California’s data breach notification law and California’s data security law. The bill also makes a number of non-substantive changes to the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”)/CPRA.

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List of Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks – June 2023

IT Governance

You can find the full list below, divided into four categories: cyber attacks, ransomware, data breaches, and malicious insiders and miscellaneous incidents. IT Governance found 79 publicly disclosed security incidents in June 2023, accounting for 14,353,113 breached records.

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Connecticut Strengthens Data Breach Notification Requirements and the Uniform Law Commission Approves and Recommends Comprehensive and Uniform State Privacy Legislation

Data Matters

In recent weeks, Connecticut passed An Act Concerning Data Privacy Breaches (“The Act”), and the Uniform Law Commission approved and recommended the Uniform Personal Data Protection Act (“UPDPA”). Connecticut: An Act Concerning Data Privacy Breaches.