On April 27, 2023, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a draft guide to be used by federal agencies in vetting vendors. According to FCW, Chris DeRusha, federal chief information…
Recently, Forbes released an article titled 13 Tech Experts Explain Essential Facts About Data Privacy And Data Protection, in which “13 members of Forbes Technology Council further explore and explain data privacy and data protection, their differences and their impact…
With the rise of large-scale data breaches in the last few years, many organizations are considering how to best protect their organization’s data. One emerging approach gaining attention is something called confidential computing. What is Confidential Computing? According to Fast…
Just weeks before the end of 2022, data stolen from Uber Technologies Inc. was leaked online. The data came from multiple breaches of the embattled rideshare company, including from 2014, 2016, and September 2022. The news of this latest data…
Legislators Express Concern About ANPR to FTC Last week, U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), and Marco Rubio (R-FL) sent a letter to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan, urging her to reevaluate the FTC’s Proposed Rulemaking…
Implications of Pending EU-US Data Transfer Agreement Earlier this month, President Biden issued an executive order restricting how US intelligence services gather data that belongs to EU citizens. The order comes as a vital step forward in reaching a data…
On October 3, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that the Access to Electronic Data for the Purpose of Countering Serious Crime is now in effect. Under this landmark Agreement, service providers in the US and the UK will be…
On September 14, South Korea’s Personal Information and Protection Commission (the “Commission”) announced it will levy more than $70 million in fines against Alphabet Inc.’s Google (Google) and Facebook’s parent Meta Platforms Inc. (Meta) over alleged privacy violations. According to…
To help your organization guard against data loss or breach, we have compiled the following guide on the industry’s leading data assessment standard: Service Organization Control (SOC 2). SOC 2 outlines a set of voluntary compliance standards established by the…
New KLAS Report Shows Healthcare Organizations Tightening Security A new report from KLAS Research shows that more healthcare organizations are working with cybersecurity and data privacy vendors to tighten cybersecurity. The report, based on survey responses from healthcare professionals, asked…
