Resilience Archives

Why Your Organization Should Implement “Privacy by Design”

January 29, 2021
Amy Willcox
Data Rights Management (DRM), GDPR, Governance, Privacy, Resilience, Uncategorized

Privacy by Design (PBD) the idea that organizations should design every part of their operation with data privacy in mind was popularized by the European Union’s General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR). Any products or services that call for the processing of personal data should account for privacy from their inception and every stage of development…

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2020 News in Review

Week Ending December 28 ICO Warns SolarWinds Victims to Report Breaches The United Kingdom’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued a warning to organizations compromised by the SolarWinds breach. The breach, which was carried out by Russian hackers, affected more than 18000 organizations worldwide. ICO requires UK data controllers subject to NIS regulations to report…

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How to Manage Third-Party Risk With Increased Number of Remote Workers

July 9, 2020
Amy Willcox
Business Continuity, Compliance, COVID-19, Data Protection, Resilience, Third Party Compliance, Work from Home

Any compliance officer knows the importance of third-party risk management (TPRM)–and that keeping vendors in compliance with data privacy and protection laws is a continuous process. But, since the Covid-19 pandemic has forced most businesses to work remotely, overseeing vendor compliance has become much more difficult due to lack of a centralized operation. That’s in…

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Advisory Board Member Jody Westby: Coronavirus Response Requires D&O Review

Editors Note: This article was written by Advisory Board Member, Jody Westby, for LeadersEdge, the content platform of The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers. As most organizations and governments closed their offices and ordered employees to work from home in response to the coronavirus, cyber criminals and nation states began taking advantage of workers…

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Cybersecurity: Executives Throughout the Organization Must Be Involved

February 18, 2020
Carlos Solari
Compliance, Cybersecurity, Governance, Resilience

We live in a world where cybersecurity breaches have become everyday occurrences. The headlines generally describe the same scenario, played out again and again. Bad actors find a backdoor, companies and government agencies are blindsided, consumer data is compromised. The next day, or the next week, it happens all over again. I can point to…

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Opinion: Recovery Happens in Steps

A long career in IT has taught me some hard-learned lessons. Perhaps the most important of these is that good judgment comes from experience. You can read a book, attend a seminar, or hear a great speaker, but nothing will…