Overview An organization can be 100% compliant with data security laws and still experience data breaches. To be effective, data security measures must address all knowable potential real-world threats. Checking each box that meets the requirements of GDPR, HIPPA, CCPR, PCI, SOX and other regulatory frameworks can be reassuring but might also …
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Data Privacy vs. Data Security
Overview Data privacy’s primary focus is assuring an individual's right to protect personal information from unwanted, prying eyes. An organization's responsibility is to collect a person's data only with an individual's consent and use it strictly in accordance with their wishes. This means people must be informed in plain language about why …
The Importance of CCPA
Overview The California Consumer Privacy Act, or CCPA, is a data privacy law in the state of California. This law applies to every company with $25 million or more in annual revenue, or which generates at least half its revenue from selling personal data, and which collects or stores the personal data of 50,000 or more people. In addition …
The Importance of Data Management
Overview The goal of data security management is to protect and secure data against cybercriminals, internal security breaches, and human error. Data security management systems should safeguard an organization's data throughout its entire life cycle. Data management strategies should prioritize protecting sensitive data such as personal data, …
What Is GDPR?
Overview The GDPR, or General Data Protection Regulation, is at the center of the European Union's efforts to address its citizens' data privacy and security concerns, and harmonize data protection regulations across E.U. member states. It is widely considered the most robust set of data protection standards implemented by any governing …
What is HIPAA?
Overview The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) sets security standards for protecting personal health information in the United States. The goal is to ensure that personal health information (PHI) is not shared unless the patient has given consent, and mandates that any entity interacting with PHI must enact security …
What is Data Compliance?
Overview Digital data must be secured for personal privacy and protection from malicious intent. The regulatory framework and industry best practices for compliance are among the most significant components of the Internet because without these standards, private digital data could be used fraudulently. Most regulations and policies are intended …
What is Data Transparency?
The Data Technology companies gather a vast amount of personal information about us all the time. They know what we’ve purchased, what we want to purchase, where we live and work, the online sites we visit, and where we spend our time. They know our transportation choices, dating preferences, political leanings, and our personal taste in …
What is Data Security?
Overview The amount of data about each person, government entity, business, transaction, manufactured object, and natural resource is staggering. This data has immense value for those who legally own it, those who legitimately control it, and those who desire to have it. The complication is that some people want access to the data illegally, and …