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CCPA vs. GDPR: Differences and Similarities for Data Protection

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) were created to empower individuals with greater control over their personal information. Both laws regulate the activities of organizations that collect and use data in various ways. Data protection plays an essential role in ensuring compliance with both privacy regulations. CCPA vs. […]

How Data Privacy Regulations Impact Network Security

Network security uses physical and software security solutions to protect network infrastructure from unauthorized access, misuse, failure, alteration, disruption, or unauthorized disclosure of sensitive data. Network security involves implementing security policies, procedures, and tools to prevent unauthorized persons and programs from accessing a network, connected devices, and network traffic. Network security applies to both public […]

A Root-Cause Framework for Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy

When the United States and the European Commission together announced a new Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework earlier this year, the news didn’t raise too many eyebrows. After all, there’s nothing particularly objectionable about the new framework – the goal is to “foster trans-Atlantic data flows” and address concerns about the underlying EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework, and who […]

Most U.S. Companies Still Not Prepared for GDPR or CCPA Compliance

Even though the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect four years ago and a hundred other countries have adopted stringent data privacy laws, the U.S. is lagging behind without a federal data privacy rights regulation. California has taken the lead at the state level, the first to adopt the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) in 2018, with Virginia […]

How to Become a Data Governance Lead

The Data Governance lead is responsible for the systems and rules used to ensure data is legal, well-organized, safe, accessible, and valuable. They are responsible for developing and communicating Data Governance policies. Because Data Governance covers a wide range of responsibilities, a variety of people are involved, and the Data Governance lead manages how they […]

Data Governance Tools Support Data Management

Data Governance, and the tools supporting it, reflect the growing importance of “automated services” when dealing with the laws and regulations that have been developed to protect privacy and societal norms. Data Governance has become a necessity for organizations using the internet. It is a collection of rules, policies, and standards designed to improve Data […]