by Sam | Jan 7, 2020 | CCPA, Compliance
California’s Privacy Law Is In Effect. Now What? Fittingly for the start to a new decade, California decided to go big with its 2020 New Year’s resolution. Today, the California Consumer Privacy Act goes into effect. Passed unanimously in June 2018, it’s the first law...
by Sam | Nov 25, 2019 | Compliance, Cyber Security, IoT
California's IoT Security Law: Why it Matters & the Meaning of 'Reasonable Cybersecurity' Over the last several years, the internet of things (IoT) has not only come to pervade our home life, but our work life as well. A smart thermostat adjusts office temperatures...
by Sam | Nov 11, 2019 | Compliance, GDPR
Companies vastly overestimating their GDPR readiness, only 28% achieving compliance Over a year on from the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Capgemini Research Institute has found that companies vastly overestimated their readiness...
by Sam | Nov 7, 2019 | Compliance, Cyber Security, Microsoft, New Technology
Microsoft announces new innovation in security, compliance, and identity By Samantha Orszulak, Head of Marketing at Maureen Data Systems (MDS) At the recent Microsoft Ignite event, new innovations were announced to help customers across all their security, compliance,...
by Sam | Oct 21, 2019 | Compliance, Cyber Security, Government
New Cybersecurity and Privacy Law in New York Affects Employers in New York and Beyond The SHIELD Act will impose substantial new obligations on any employer with an employee residing in New York State, as well as on many employers across the country that conduct...
by Sam | Jul 8, 2019 | Compliance, GDPR
British Airways faces record £183m fine for customer data breach British Airways is facing the prospect of a £183.4m fine following a cyberattack against its systems last year. The proposed record penalty from the Information Commissioner’s Office comes...
