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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. GDPR-style data privacy laws came to the U.S.

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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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7 steps to highly effective GDPR compliance

IT Governance

The GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) hasn’t exactly crept up unnoticed over the past year or so, but it’s still caught many organisations by surprise. If you’re overwhelmed about GDPR compliance or find most implementation advice too technical and complex, don’t worry. But exactly how should you proceed?

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Government surveying further education providers before Brexit

IT Governance

Among the uncertainty surrounding GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) compliance – particularly with Brexit complicating things – the UK government has been a reliable source for advice. The GDPR and Brexit. The post Government surveying further education providers before Brexit appeared first on IT Governance Blog.

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What UK charities need to know about GDPR compliance

IT Governance

If you think that charities might be shown lenience under the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) , you’re wrong. The breach was reported to the ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office), which oversees GDPR compliance in the UK, and Mermaids is now subject to disciplinary action. What are charities’ GDPR requirements?

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Exploiting GDPR to Get Private Information

Schneier on Security

A researcher abused the GDPR to get information on his fiancee: It is one of the first tests of its kind to exploit the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) , which came into force in May 2018. Generally if it was an extremely large company -- especially tech ones -- they tended to do really well," he told the BBC.

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Wake up to the reality of the GDPR: What you need to know about compliance

IT Governance

With a mammoth GDPR fine handed out to Google last week, it’s time for organisations to reassess their understanding of the Regulation. We’re through the eye of the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) storm. The GDPR concerns personal data that is: Collected in an enterprise context; and. Some began to lose faith.

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