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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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New York Enacts Stricter Data Cybersecurity Laws

Data Matters

Together, the new laws require the implementation of reasonable data security safeguards, expand breach reporting obligations for certain types of information, and require that a “consumer credit reporting agency” that suffers a data breach provide five years of identity theft prevention services for impacted residents.

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California Enacts Broad Privacy Laws Modeled on GDPR

Data Matters

Specific categories defined as personal information include. Additionally, there is a category of personal information that includes profiles created from inferences derived from other types of personal information. b) the categories of sources from which the information is collected. (c) biometric information. geolocation data.

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GDPR is upon us: are you ready for what comes next?

Data Protection Report

For many readers of this post, a huge amount of work will have been done in recent months in building up to compliance with the new regime. Many of our clients ask us when and how they may be called upon to demonstrate compliance with the GDPR. This includes EU-based companies that may work with US-based service providers, for example.

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A hierarchy of data security controls

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

For the most part, they fall into a few easy categories: Meeting a compliance or regulatory requirement. Protecting data at this level typically only protects against the physical loss, theft or improper retirement of the media. Implementing best practices. Minimizing the chance of a data breach of PII.

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California Enacts Broad Privacy Protections Modeled on GDPR

Data Matters

Specific categories defined as personal information include. Additionally, there is a category of personal information that includes profiles created from inferences derived from other types of personal information. b) the categories of sources from which the information is collected. (c) biometric information. geolocation data.

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The Good, Bad, And The Ugly: Key Takeaways From California’s New Privacy Law

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, etc.); Consumers will be permitted to request that a business disclose both the categories and specific pieces of the personal information collected. Under the CCPA, as adopted, consumers are given a broad suite of new rights. Right of Disclosure.

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