data protection
Consumer skepticism and stronger protections call for security changes
2018 became the year where protecting personal information established itself as a right that is wanted by and entitled to citizens. More people started questioning who owns …
You gotta fight, for your right, to erasure
According to Article 17 of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), all personal data that is no longer necessary must be removed and deleted. This …
Regtech to account for 40% of global compliance spend by 2023
A new study from Juniper Research has found that spending on Regtech platforms will exceed $115 billion by 2023, up from an estimated $18 billion in 2018. The research found …
Preventing exfiltration of sensitive docs by flooding systems with hard-to-detect fakes
A group of researchers from Queen’s University (Canada) have proposed a new approach for keeping important documents safe: creating so many believable fakes that …
Implications of the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018
It’s no secret, consumers are increasingly mindful of who is accessing, collecting, receiving, storing and otherwise processing their personal data. In an effort to …
Why pushback on the CCPA is wrong
Since GDPR was implemented on May 25th, 2018 one big question has been lurking in the U.S.: When will the U.S. Federal Government follow suit? With the spate of breaches over …
Privacy Shield: Should I stay or should I go?
The lead up to the GDPR enforcement date consumed a large swath of media coverage. This essentially buried the news that in early July 2018, the European Union Parliament …
PSD2 SCA requirements will be implemented soon, are you ready?
As the second Payment Services Directive continues its rollout, regulations making it obligatory for organisations to implement strong customer authentication (SCA) in online …
Achieving compliance: GDPR, CCPA and beyond
AB 375, or the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) of 2018, was signed into law by California Governor, Jerry Brown, on June 28, 2018 and is recognized as one of the …
How rogue data puts organisations at risk of GDPR noncompliance
The GDPR compliance deadline came in by force on 25th May 2018 and applies to all organisations processing and holding the personal information of data subjects. This includes …
Only 20% of companies have fully completed their GDPR implementations
Key findings from a survey conducted by Dimensional Research highlight that only 20% of companies surveyed believe they are GDPR compliant, while 53% are in the implementation …
Want to avoid GDPR fines? Adjust your IT procurement methods
Gartner said many organizations are still not compliant with GDPR legislation even though it has been in force since May 2018. This is because they have not properly audited …
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