Data Protection Archive
The Black Friday weekend is a chaotic time for shoppers as they hunt down deals in-store and online. Consumers are set to spend in record numbers this holiday season, with one study predicting that sales could hit $207 billion in …
If you’re trying to advance your cybersecurity career, there’s good news. There are many different job roles in cyber security, and organizations are in desperate need of skilled personnel, with more than 4 million unfilled positions around the globe. But …
It’s no secret that health care is one of the sectors most vulnerable to cybercrime. Medical records have higher black market values than other information like credit card numbers. As a result, cybercriminals are laying siege to medical data. With …
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in many changes to the way organizations operate. It’s estimated that the number of remote workers increased from just over 4% of the workforce to almost half, with about 80% of employers allowing at least …
Recently, a client told me that he did not have any personal information on his systems, so he wasn’t subject to privacy laws. At that point, I knew he was in trouble. The problem is that there is no one …
On December 10, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services published its proposed changes to the HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act). The changes, which would not be effective until March 22, 2021, concern the right of patients …
This is a guest article written by Damon Culbert. The author’s views are entirely his own and may not reflect the views of IT Governance USA. A Baymard Institute study of 4,560 online shoppers found that unexpected additional costs during checkout …
Last year’s SolarWinds hack draws attention to a major cybersecurity issue. SolarWinds is a software development company. One of its products, Orion, is a monitoring and management platform designed to simplify IT administration. The product is very popular and is …
When it comes to cybersecurity and data privacy regulation, most U.S. businesses look at Europeans with a certain degree of smugness. After all, Europeans must deal with the onerous GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation). European organizations can use an individual’s …
The UK’s transition out of the EU (Brexit) will end on 31 December 2020, bringing with it major changes to the way organizations interact with stakeholders based in the country. It’s not just UK–EU relationships that will be affected; the …
