Category: CyberSecurity

How to Plan for Data Privacy in Business Acquisitions

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In business, data can be an asset or a liability—and many times it can be both. For those interested in buying a business, data privacy considerations have changed in the past few years. With the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and…

The Convergence of Data Privacy and Digital Trust

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In an increasingly connected world, it can be easy to lose perspective on the vast amount of data that we regularly produce, consume, or otherwise interact with. In fact, it can be so subtle that we may even forget about it completely.   Unfortunately,…
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Annual Data Privacy Goals to Aim for in 2023

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Don’t let privacy regulations paralyze you. Instead, keep your organization moving forward by setting some annual organizational data privacy goals that focus on maintaining brand value and customer trust, along with protecting consumer and…

Exploring the Intersection of Data Privacy and Data Security

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In 2006, at the dawn of digital marketing, a British mathematician and marketing expert named Clive Humby tried to explain the importance of consumer data to modern business by saying, “Data is the new oil.” At a time when marketers were…
What Security Professionals Need to Know About Data Privacy

What Security Professionals Need to Know About Data Privacy

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It’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and as an information security pro, you’re probably busy running employee trainings, writing spotlights for the company newsletter, and pitching technology upgrades to your bosses.  While you’re…

Top Nine Cybersecurity Tips to Help Your Small Business Keep Data Safe

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Hacks at companies like Uber or Marriott may make headlines more than breaches at small businesses, but that shouldn’t lull any business owner into a false sense of security. Statistically, small businesses (SMBs) are almost just as likely…
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Utah Consumer Privacy Act

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Utah may have been the 45th state to get a star on the Star-Spangled Banner, but it’s at the forefront of data privacy in the US. As the fourth state to pass a comprehensive privacy law governing how businesses can collect and use consumer…

What Is Data Minimization?

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Do you remember going to your grandparents’ house as a kid and pulling out a kitchen drawer jam-packed with expired mayonnaise and ketchup packets from a dozen different restaurants? Or opening a closet door . . . and having hundreds of gift…

Privacy Considerations During Mergers & Acquisitions

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Ever since the East India Company and the English Company Trading to the East Indies (so original, right?) merged in 1708, companies have been joining forces and buying each other out in an attempt to increase their hold on their market of choice. During…

Third-Party Agreements: The Bulletproof Checklist for Evaluating Vendors

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You’re only as strong as your weakest link. And most companies are blissfully unaware of their weakest link when it comes to compliance with new and forthcoming privacy regulations. This hidden danger? Third-party agreements. Truth…