As regulations continue to condense the timeframe between discovery or awareness of a breach and required notification, either to a regulator or to affected individuals, it’s increasingly critical that processes and systems are in place to streamline incident response.
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Regulatory Trends to Watch in 2020: The Expanding Scope of Personal Information
In the first nine months of 2019, an average of 7.1% of data privacy or security incidents were breaches that required notification. These incidents had passed through a compliant, multi-factor risk assessment to determine the potential harm for affected individuals. Without this assessment, many companies could report a greater percentage of breaches that require notification. […]
Read moreFacing the Turbulent Twenties: Lessons from The Last Decade of Data Privacy
A new decade has arrived, ready or not. In the data privacy world, the past decade brought profound changes in the regulatory landscape and threats we could never have imagined ten years ago, but also growing awareness and new tools for dealing with the challenges we face. If the past teaches us anything, it is […]
Read moreInfographic: Trends in Changing U.S. Data Breach Notification Laws
Visualize the complex landscape of U.S. data breach notification laws in this infographic.
Read moreHow Top Execs Will Prioritize Privacy in 2020
Data is your company’s biggest asset. Many critical business decisions are based on insights from the data you hold. Biometrics, AI, the Internet of Things (IoT), and other technologies create even more opportunities to further use data to benefit your business. But the more data you have, the greater the privacy and security risks. In […]
Read moreOverwhelmed by CCPA Compliance? 4 Best Practices to Keep You On Track
The buzz around the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is a lot, well, buzzier these days, and for good reason.
Read moreHealthcare Privacy Concerns: Balancing Patient Care and Compliance
Last week during the regional Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) conference in Nashville, I was lucky enough to host a gathering of executives from privacy and compliance for a private executive dinner with Adam Greene, an influential thought leader in privacy and partner with Davis Wright Tremaine. Adam moderated a robust discussion that explored HIPAA […]
Read moreThe Pitfalls of Over-reporting Under the GDPR
After much fanfare, the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect in May of 2018. In May 2019, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) issued its 1-year assessment of the GDPR. In the first year, over 89,000 data breaches had been logged by EEA Supervisory Authorities.
Read moreOn Our Radar: November 1, 2019
How is it already November? Halloween is behind us, and thank goodness for that! Privacy professionals have more than enough to scare and trick us in our professional lives already–did you read my colleague Dorothy’s recent post about the rise in heart attacks following a ransomware data breach?
Read moreEvaluate Your Privacy Incident Response Program: Introducing New Quarterly Benchmarking Metrics
If you’ve ever participated in an organized sport, you’re likely well aware of the importance of context when it comes to evaluating your performance as a player. Say, for example, I play soccer every weekend (which I do). Let’s imagine I’m arguably the best defender on my team – or even across all the recreational […]
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