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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. GDPR-style data privacy laws came to the U.S. with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) effective Jan.

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

IT Governance

This week, we’re taking a slightly different approach with the ‘publicly disclosed data breaches and cyber attacks’ category, presenting the most interesting data points in a table format. The ‘enforcement’ and ‘other news’ categories remain unchanged. Only 3 definitely haven’t had data breached.

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

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

Consumer privacy rights in California are well established. The California Constitution expressly grants California citizens a right to privacy. The International Association of Privacy Professionals estimates at least 500,000 U.S. The CCPA’s definition of “consumer” is equally broad.

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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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California Enacts Broad Privacy Laws Modeled on GDPR

Data Matters

Jerry Brown signed into law the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (AB 375). This legislation was enacted on an extraordinarily accelerated timeframe as part of compromise with the sponsor of a comparable privacy ballot initiative, which had qualified to be placed before state voters on Election Day in November 2018.

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

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

Consumer privacy rights in California are well established. The California Constitution expressly grants California citizens a right to privacy. The International Association of Privacy Professionals estimates at least 500,000 U.S. The CCPA’s definition of “consumer” is equally broad.

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California Enacts Broad Privacy Protections Modeled on GDPR

Data Matters

Jerry Brown signed into law the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (AB 375). This legislation was enacted on an extraordinarily accelerated timeframe as part of compromise with the sponsor of a comparable privacy ballot initiative, which had qualified to be placed before state voters on Election Day in November 2018.

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