IT Governance

MAY 8, 2019

Most GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) compliance projects start with a gap analysis. A gap analysis is a popular method of assessing compliance against the requirements of the Regulation. What does a gap analysis involve? Can I use a free GDPR gap analysis tool? What gap analysis options are available?

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 14, 2023

A new report from the Bipartisan Policy Center ( BPC ) lays out — in stark terms – the prominent cybersecurity risks of the moment. The BPC’s Top Risks in Cybersecurity 2023 analysis calls out eight “top macro risks” that frame what’s wrong and what’s at stake in the cyber realm. Related: Pres. and even state-by-state in the U.S.

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The Texas Record

MAY 18, 2023

One way to ensure that these vital programs thrive is to conduct a SWOT analysis. A SWOT analysis is a strategic management tool that can be used solo or prior to conducting a TOWS metric (which we will discuss briefly in this article). A SWOT analysis analyzes the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of a program.

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 9, 2020

New research: " Security Analysis of the Democracy Live Online Voting System ": Abstract: Democracy Live's OmniBallot platform is a web-based system for blank ballot delivery, ballot marking, and (optionally) online voting.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

It includes policy recommendations: Many consumers will rightly be concerned about the extent to which their activity is tracked by Facebook and other companies, and may want to take action to counteract consistent surveillance. Improve the ability for consumers to take advantage of their right to opt out under state privacy laws.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Editor’s note: I recently had the chance to participate in a discussion about the overall state of privacy and cybersecurity with Erin Kapczynski, OneRep’s senior vice president of B2B marketing. OneRep provides a consumer service that scrubs your personal information from Google and dozens of privacy-breaching websites.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 21, 2022

Evolving privacy regulations like the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) mean ongoing headaches for cybersecurity, compliance and risk management teams. At least 10 additional states have enacted or are considering data privacy laws. Conduct risk analysis.

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Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Security trade-offs need to be carefully balanced against costs to other values like privacy, freedom, and social/economic impacts. Seek security policies and technologies that enhance society broadly rather than benefit special interests. Privacy Rights – Pervasive monitoring and data collection erode privacy rights and dignity.

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Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

The Article pays particular attention to EO 12333’s designation of the National Security Agency as primarily responsible for conducting signals intelligence, which includes the installation of malware, the analysis of internet traffic traversing the telecommunications backbone, the hacking of U.S.-based

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 5, 2024

A firewall policy is a set of rules and standards designed to control network traffic between an organization’s internal network and the internet. Featured Partners: Next-Gen Firewall (NGFW) Software Learn more Table of Contents Toggle Free Firewall Policy Template What Are the Components of Firewall Policies?

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IBM Big Data Hub

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Some UEM solutions also include risk assessment capabilities—including AI-powered risk analysis and quick risk evaluation—which would help fit within the industry’s regulatory requirements and perform real-time mitigation of potential cybersecurity vulnerabilities.

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Data Matters

APRIL 18, 2023

This significant action would impose new cybersecurity requirements for several SEC-registered entities, including with respect to these entities’ policies, incident response and notification procedures, and cybersecurity risk management. The post U.S.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 12, 2024

12 Data Loss Prevention Best Practices A data loss prevention policy lays the groundwork, but the effectiveness of data security hinges on adopting globally accepted best practices. Tailor Your DLP Policy This approach begins with a thorough examination of the types of data that your business handles.

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Schneier on Security

APRIL 29, 2022

A Privacy Analysis of Mute Buttons in Video Conferencing Apps “: Abstract: In the post-pandemic era, video conferencing apps (VCAs) have converted previously private spaces — bedrooms, living rooms, and kitchens — into semi-public extensions of the office. New research: “ Are You Really Muted?:

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 9, 2022

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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Data Privacy Compliance Privacy Security 145

Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

DMS is a HIPAA business associate (“BA”) that provides payer credentialing and medical billing services to HIPAA Covered Entities (“CEs”).

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Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 6, 2021

The Federal Trade Commission issued a call for presentations on consumer privacy and data security research for its sixth annual PrivacyCon , which is to be held on July 27, 2021. Privacy and Security Issues Related to Work from Home. Privacy and Security Issues Before and After Mergers and Acquisitions.

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Hunton Privacy

MAY 25, 2021

In December 2017, OCR began a compliance review of Peachstate to determine the company’s compliance with the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Also read: Security Compliance & Data Privacy Regulations. Our analysis will then need to consider what it will take to prepare to meet that request and how to communicate it clearly, without technical jargon, to our executives, to the board, and possibly to a judge and jury. SEC cybersecurity policies preparation.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 29, 2023

Traditional firewalls protect the network perimeter, enforcing security standards by regulating incoming and outgoing traffic according to rules and traffic analysis. Regardless of your operational reach, you can manage and enforce security policies from one place. Why Is There a Need for FWaaS?

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Collibra

JANUARY 26, 2024

Snowflake recently announced the launch of Snowflake Horizon, their built-in governance solution that unifies compliance, security, privacy, interoperability and access capabilities in the Snowflake Data Cloud. Collibra offers two types of policies—data protection standards and data access rules.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 27, 2021

In 2021, we endured the fallout of a seemingly endless parade of privacy controversies and milestone cyber attacks. On the privacy front, California beefed up its consumer data privacy regulations even as Facebook and Apple publicly feuded over how each of these tech giants abuse of consumer privacy and loosey handle sensitive data.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Employ a Firewall Management Tool Using a firewall management solution for centralized control enables unified management of several firewalls, resulting in consistent policies and efficient operations. To simplify policy management, monitoring, and reporting, integrate all firewalls into one tool.

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Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 31, 2023

It marks the Biden Administration’s most comprehensive action on artificial intelligence policy, building upon the Administration’s Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights (issued in October 2022) and its announcement (in July 2023) of securing voluntary commitments from 15 leading AI companies to manage AI risks.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 30, 2024

Firewall architecture design and environment: Finalize your architecture, harden configurations, identify location and dependencies, and define policy rules. 8 Steps to Set Up a Firewall To set up a firewall, configure the tool by creating rules, network zones, and policies. Sample firewall policy testing from Sophos XG 7.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

State Department announced it is implementing a new policy to impose visa restrictions on individuals involved in the misuse of commercial spyware. The policy underscores the U.S. “The misuse of commercial spyware threatens privacy and freedoms of expression, peaceful assembly, and association.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 10, 2022

•Helping ensure data privacy. Implementing a UID system can reduce risk when accessing personal data for use in analytical reports, statistical analysis, or for client support. Personal data can be categorized according to different levels of criticality; and the migration policies for movement between adjacent systems can be refined.

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Identity management is the orchestration of policies enabling organizations to establish, sustain, and delete user identities, crucial for verifying identities, managing user accounts, and maintaining accurate account records. A singular policy enforcement and decision point is advised for consistency and standardization of access decisions.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 23, 2024

State Department announced it is implementing a new policy to impose visa restrictions on individuals involved in the misuse of commercial spyware. The policy underscores the U.S. The policy specifically addresses the abuse of commercial spyware for unlawfully surveilling, harassing, suppressing, or intimidating individuals.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

CLGs can be combined with threat feeds to inform security policies that block known-malicious URLs and IP addresses. This solution applies security policies to the two key features: proxy capability and stateful inspection. Stateful inspection ignores packet content, which enables rapid analysis and high data throughput.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 13, 2021

CyberNews researchers analyzed data from multiple social platforms like Parler, Twitter, Facebook, MeWe’s to compare data policies. Due to this breach, it will be important to see whether promises made in Parler’s privacy policy will hold up with the data it actually collected and maintained in its servers. The biggest takeaway?

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Collibra

MARCH 3, 2022

However, they need good access control to ensure that data usage is privacy-compliant. It enables you to define and enforce enterprise-wide data usage policies to manage access at a granular level. Governed ingestion and transformation with the policies for using and retaining data. Privacy-compliant access to sensitive data.

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Hunton Privacy

MARCH 26, 2020

On March 12, 2020, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership (“CIPL”) at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP submitted formal comments to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (“OPC”) in response to its proposals for ensuring appropriate regulation of artificial intelligence (“AI”).

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Privacy Artificial Intelligence Risk Compliance 68

Hunton Privacy

JUNE 30, 2014

The Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton & Williams (the “Centre”) has published a white paper entitled A Risk-based Approach to Privacy: Improving Effectiveness in Practice. This is the first paper in the Centre’s new multi-year Privacy Risk Framework Project.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 13, 2022

In an age of strong data privacy laws like GDPR and CCPA , data loss prevention (DLP) technology is becoming a critically important IT security tool. Sensitive data can include personally identifiable information (PII) that can impact user privacy. Fidelis provides a flexible and customizable policy engine.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 15, 2024

How HackerGPT Works HackerGPT claims to prioritize data security by delivering queries to OpenAI or OpenRouter while ensuring user privacy in the process. This helps to preserve the user’s privacy and security when using the platform. It also teaches defensive strategies and promotes safe practices and awareness.

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erwin

JUNE 26, 2020

The data catalog is a searchable asset that enables all data – including even formerly siloed tribal knowledge – to be cataloged and more quickly exposed to users for analysis. for analysis and integration purposes). Clearly documents data catalog policies, rules and shares information assets. Operational Metadata.

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