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PCI DSS, Security Program, Privacy

Destroying Data Securely

In the days of Solid-State Disks (SSD), RAID10 disk drive arrays, databases taking snapshots of data, automated backups, and active-active data mirroring; how does one reliably and securely destroy data?

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PCI DSS, Privacy

TokenEx and Truvantis: A Combined Solution for Uncompromising Security

Modern organizations must collect and store sensitive personal and payment data to process payments, compile analytics, and enable users to get the most out of their digital experiences. However, the systems and processes necessary to protect these

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CISO, vCISO, Security Program, Privacy

How to Achieve Cyber Security Peace of Mind for your Small Business

Small businesses, including start-ups, need a cybersecurity and privacy program, period. It is a matter of driving sales, client trust, as well as ensuring financial, employee, and other data integrity over the whole business, to manage risk. The

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HIPAA, Security Program, Privacy, CCPA

Does Privacy Shield's downfall signal the end of US-EU data transfers?

EU data protection and privacy requirements, currently established primarily in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), generally restrict personal data transfers to a third country except where “where the [European] Commission has decided

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Privacy, CCPA

Changes to CCPA for 2021

January 1, 2021 will be the one year anniversary of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) going into effect, at least in theory. Forced into existence through privacy activism and the threat of a state ballot initiative, it remains the first

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SOC2, CISO, vCISO, Security Program, Privacy

Using Cyber Security to Enable Sales

Information security and privacy programs are generally about managing risk, but they can also impact your sales team by either slowing down or speeding up deals.

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Privacy, CCPA

CCPA grants consumers private right of action - What is that?

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is a California state law protecting the personal information (PI) of California residents (“consumers”), which affects most large businesses (in any state) which serve those consumers. Compliance will be

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CISO, vCISO, Privacy, CCPA

No CCPA Enforcement Delay due to COVID-19

CA Attorney General will not delay CCPA enforcement due to COVID-19 An expansive new regulation like the California Consumer Privacy Act is inherently difficult to implement, even when a global pandemic isn’t preventing staff from being available

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