CPRA: More opportunity than threat for employers
Increasingly demanded by consumers, data privacy laws can create onerous burdens on even the most well-meaning businesses. California presents plenty of evidence to back up …
Phishers are targeting employees with fake GDPR compliance reminders
Phishers are using a bogus GDPR compliance reminder to trick recipients – employees of businesses across several industry verticals – into handing over their email …
The state of GDPR compliance in the mobile app space
Among the rights bestowed upon EU citizens by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is the right to access their personal data stored by companies (i.e., data …
How AI can alleviate data lifecycle risks and challenges
The volume of business data worldwide is growing at an astounding pace, with some estimates showing the figure doubling every year. Over time, every company generates and …
340 GDPR fines for a total of €158,135,806 issued since May 2018
Since rolling out in May 2018, there have been 340 GDPR fines issued by European data protection authorities. Every one of the 28 EU nations, plus the United Kingdom, has …
70% of organizations experienced a public cloud security incident in the last year
70% of organizations experienced a public cloud security incident in the last year – including ransomware and other malware (50%), exposed data (29%), compromised accounts …
Does analyzing employee emails run afoul of the GDPR?
A desire to remain compliant with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other privacy laws has made HR leaders wary of any new technology that …
EU Commission: The GDPR has been an overall success
The European Commission has published an evaluation report on the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), two years after the regulation became enforceable. Two years of …
Companies are rethinking their approach to privacy management
TrustArc announced the results of its survey on how organizations are protecting and leveraging data, their most valuable asset. The survey polled more than 1,500 respondents …
GDPR enforcement over the past two years
Two years after the GDPR went into effect, official data show that Data Protection Authorities (DPAs), crippled by a lack of resources, tight budgets, and administrative …
Reality bites: Data privacy edition
May 25th is the second anniversary of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and data around compliance with the regulation shows a significant disconnect between …
Despite spending more on compliance, businesses still have basic IT weaknesses
There is a misalignment between data privacy regulation spending and business outcomes, according to Tanium research. Specifically, as businesses spend tens of millions on …
