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What Is Integrated Risk Management? Definition & Implementation

eSecurity Planet

Integrated risk management (IRM) is a discipline designed to embed risk considerations for the use of technology throughout an organization. In other words, it links technology spending directly to the value of the resource protected and the associated risks controlled by that technology.

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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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How to implement the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

IBM Big Data Hub

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the European Union’s landmark data privacy law, took effect in 2018. Think: an online retailer that stores customers’ email addresses to send order updates. Special category data includes biometrics, health records, race, ethnicity, and other highly personal information.

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CHINA: Important new risks and practical guidance on China data protection, data security, e-commerce and online platform compliance

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

Notably it includes a host of new, onerous regulatory approval and governance requirements for personal data controllers, organisations processing “important data” and operators of online platforms/e-commerce sites, including in the context of corporate transactions. It is clear that this remains an enforcement priority.

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Do I Need a Data Catalog?

erwin

These fragmented data environments make data governance a challenge since business stakeholders, data analysts and other users are unable to discover data or run queries across an entire data set. Sales are measured down to a zip code territory level across product categories. Are they equipped to maintain data security and privacy?

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Automated Security and Compliance Attracts Venture Investors

eSecurity Planet

Growth has definitely been robust. First of all, cybersecurity is becoming a “must have” for businesses and governments. The growing number of data privacy regulations has raised the potential consequences of cybersecurity breaches, spurring demand for GRC (governance, risk, and compliance) software.

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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.