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Facebook, Microsoft announce new privacy tools to comply with GDPR
2018-01-26 18:59

In four months the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force, and companies are racing against time to comply with the new rules (and avoid being brutally fined if they fail)....

GDPR: Whose problem is it anyway?
2018-01-22 13:00

With the GDPR deadline looming on May 25, 2018, every organization in the world that transmits data related to EU citizens is focused on achieving compliance. And for good reason. The ruling...

Why GDPR will drive a best practice approach
2018-01-17 15:08

When GDPR was first discussed, many feared that it would force businesses to act more insular and become more defensive about their data. Some even believed there would be a counter-movement...

Is Healthcare Ready to Comply With GDPR?
2018-01-16 11:48

This edition of the ISMG Security Report takes a look at how ready healthcare organizations are for GDPR compliance. Also featured: comments from Alberto Yepez of Trident Capital on the 2018...

Patch Now or Risk GDPR Fines Later, Regulator Warns
2018-01-11 12:48

Failures Discovered After Privacy Law Takes Effect Face Retroactive PunishmentFollowing the alert over Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities, the U.K. Information Commissioner's Office is warning...

GDPR: What US Healthcare Entities Need to Know
2018-01-10 14:22

Under what circumstances must a U.S. healthcare provider comply with the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation, which will be enforced beginning in May? In an in-depth interview,...

More than half of US-based employees have never heard of GDPR
2018-01-10 13:30

With the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) deadline approaching, new research from MediaPro shows more than half of US-based employees have never heard of the forthcoming regulation. With...

Building a program for GDPR compliance: Can you answer these key questions?
2018-01-04 13:30

The clock is ticking and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will start to be enforced in May. Now is a critical time for organizations to plan, budget and make any remaining changes...

GDPR: Distinguishing Fact From Fiction
2017-12-15 17:18

With just a few months left until the EU's General Data Protection Regulation will be enforced, too many so-called "experts" are spreading fear and falsehoods about the regulation, says Brian...