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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. But those aren’t the only laws or regulations that affect IT security teams. Healthcare Data Privacy Laws.

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

IT Governance

At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. We’ve also included more details on the top 3 biggest breaches of the week. The ‘enforcement’ and ‘other news’ categories remain unchanged. Breached records: 95,592,696.

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California Enacts Broad Privacy Laws Modeled on GDPR

Data Matters

An analysis of the bill prepared by the California Assembly before the vote also indicated that AB 375 was intended to address controversies concerning third-party sale of personal information acquired from social media without data subjects’ authorization. Specific categories defined as personal information include. geolocation data.

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California Enacts Broad Privacy Protections Modeled on GDPR

Data Matters

An analysis of the bill prepared by the California Assembly before the vote also indicated that AB 375 was intended to address controversies concerning third-party sale of personal information acquired from social media without data subjects’ authorization. Specific categories defined as personal information include. geolocation data.

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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. Genetic Data: California Data Breach Notification and Data Security Law Amendment Bill.

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

eSecurity Planet

This guide will provide a high level overview of encryption and how it fits into IT through the following topics: How Encryption Works To understand how encryption works, we need to understand how it fits into the broader realm of cryptology, how it processes data, common categories, top algorithms, and how encryption fits into IT security.

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Network Security Architecture: Best Practices & Tools

eSecurity Planet

Network security architecture is a strategy that provides formal processes to design robust and secure networks. Effective implementation improves data throughput, system reliability, and overall security for any organization. Network Elements Networks connect physical and virtual assets and control the data flow between them.

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