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Industry reactions to Google’s €50 million GDPR violation fine
2019-01-22 07:30

On 21 January 2019, the French National Data Protection Commission (CNIL) imposed a financial penalty of €50 million against Google, in accordance with the GDPR. This is the first time that the...

​4 ways to prepare for GDPR and similar privacy regulations
2019-01-17 17:58

Data privacy is no longer a nice-to-have security commodity, but a must-have commodity.

GDPR: Five tips for organizations to remain compliant
2019-01-10 06:45

For the majority of UK businesses, a huge amount of time and resource was invested to become GDPR compliant in time for the May 2018 deadline. The cost of implementing GDPR was substantial, with a...

Is GDPR Compliance Tougher Than HIPAA Compliance?
2019-01-09 20:18

Analysts: GDPR Case in Portugal Offers Lessons for U.S. Healthcare EntitiesAn EU General Data Protection Regulation enforcement action against a hospital in Portugal demonstrates complying with...

The Data Care Act: A Viable GDPR Equivalent?
2018-12-21 13:18

Will the newly introduced Data Care Act prove to be a viable U.S. equivalent to the EU's General Data Protection Regulation, or is it destined to fail? An analysis leads this edition of the ISMG...

GDPR: EU Sees More Data Breach Reports, Privacy Complaints
2018-12-19 16:18

Ireland, France, Germany and UK Report Increases Since Privacy Law Took EffectThe number of data breach reports filed since the EU General Data Protection Regulation went into effect has hit...

GDPR: 8,000 Data Breach Reports Filed So Far in UK
2018-12-10 16:18

Privacy Watchdog Counts 41 Daily Breach Reports Since GDPR Enforcement BeganThe U.K.'s privacy watchdog says that six months after enforcement of the EU's General Data Protection Regulation began,...

Only 29% of EU organizations are GDPR compliant
2018-12-06 11:00

Despite the May 2018 deadline, most companies have not implemented all necessary GDPR changes, according to an IT Governance report.

GDPR Compliance: The Role of Vendor Risk Management
2018-12-04 20:18

Attorney Steven Teppler on Holding Vendors AccountableWhy is ramping up vendor risk management such a critical component of compliance with the EU's General Data Protection Regulation? Attorney...

Marriott Mega-Breach: Will GDPR Apply?
2018-12-03 14:33

Legal Experts Suspect So, But Investigation Could Take a Year or MoreWill Marriott be the first organization that lost control of Europeans' personal data to feel the full force of the EU's...