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Connecticut Strengthens Data Breach Notification Requirements and the Uniform Law Commission Approves and Recommends Comprehensive and Uniform State Privacy Legislation

Data Matters

In addition, the Act expands the definition of personally identifying information, compromise of which would constitute a data breach, to include patient data and medical data—a general category of health-related information that is not limited to protected health information under HIPAA.

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California Privacy Law Overhaul – Proposition 24 Passes

Data Matters

Changes to the Definition of Businesses Subject to the CPRA. The CPRA adjusts its definition of a “business” as defined by the CCPA; broadening the scope in some cases, and narrowing it in others. The CPRA expanded the definition of a business in several respects. However, in some cases, the definition of “business” is narrowed.

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Security Compliance & Data Privacy Regulations

eSecurity Planet

See the Top Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) Tools. Relatedly, PIPL outlines some categories of sensitive information that do not receive additional protection under GDPR. This is where compliance software can come in handy for keeping track of, maintaining, and enforcing IT security and data privacy policies. In the U.S.,

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New SEC Cybersecurity Rules Could Affect Private Companies Too

eSecurity Planet

Those changes enforced independent financial auditing of companies and required every board of directors to retain at least one financial expert to ensure the board of directors understands those independent audits. See the top Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) tools. Also read: What is Cybersecurity Risk Management?

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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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What is Network Security? Definition, Threats & Protections

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Network Security Controls Network security accomplishes these mandates through the implementation, maintenance, and enforcement of physical, technical, and administrative controls to facilitate authorized use and deny access to threats and inappropriate use of network resources. What Are the Main Network Security Threats?

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

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

California law also requires businesses that suffer a breach of security to disclose the breach to consumers, and in some instances law enforcement, if sensitive information is compromised. The CCPA’s definition of “consumer” is equally broad. This definition therefore not only encompasses a “consumer” in the traditional sense (i.e.,

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