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Security Compliance & Data Privacy Regulations

eSecurity Planet

Regulatory compliance and data privacy issues have long been an IT security nightmare. And since the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) took effect May 25, 2018, IT compliance issues have been at the forefront of corporate concerns. But those aren’t the only laws or regulations that affect IT security teams.

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GDPR compliance checklist

IBM Big Data Hub

However, GDPR compliance is not necessarily a straightforward matter. The stakes are high, and the GDPR imposes significant penalties for non-compliance. The only data processing activities exempt from the GDPR are national security or law enforcement activities and purely personal uses of data.

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Maintaining GDPR and Data Privacy Compliance in 2024

IT Governance

Expert tips from Alan Calder Alan is the Group CEO of GRC International Group PLC, the parent company of IT Governance, and is an acknowledged international security guru. What are your top tips for ensuring compliance with the GDPR and similar laws? There are still more than ten months to go in 2024.

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PCI DSS 4.0: The Compliance Countdown – A Roadmap Through Phases 1 & 2

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

The Compliance Countdown – A Roadmap Through Phases 1 & 2 madhav Thu, 04/11/2024 - 05:17 While compliance mandates can sometimes feel burdensome, PCI DSS 4.0 presents an opportunity to future-proof your payment card security. Identify the highest-risk areas within your CDE that necessitate the most stringent security measures.

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Documenting and Managing Governance, Risk and Compliance with Business Process

erwin

Managing an organization’s governance, risk and compliance (GRC) via its enterprise and business architectures means managing them against business processes (BP). Shockingly, a lot of organizations, even today, manage this through, either homemade tools or documents, checklists, Excel files, custom-made databases and so on and so forth.

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Happy Compliance Officer Day!

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Happy Compliance Officer Day! Here’s the thing about compliance, most people know that it’s necessary, but it can often be seen as an arduous blocker to doing fun things like cycling on your own - or growing a business in a fast-paced digital economy! In the world of IT, the compliance officer's role is not a glamorous one.

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Updating your data protection documentation following Brexit

IT Governance

The UK version was born out of the EU GDPR, so you might think that there are only cosmetic differences and that minor actions are required to adjust your documentation and compliance practices. Do you have appropriate security mechanisms for data transfers? GDPR documentation made simple. Find out more.

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