When it comes to advancements in data encryption, you can find a lot of news on quantum computing (which could easily decrypt anything encrypted),...
Data Privacy Day is a reminder for just how unsecure our digital lives really are. Normally, I comment on data protection and privacy for...
Jan 21, 2020 l Data Security, Data Privacy, Compliance, #ccpa
CCPA is Here, but is Your Business Ready?
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) was approved by the Governor of California in 2018 and as of January 1, 2020 it is in full effect. The...
Nov 20, 2019 l HIPAA, Compliance, Data-Centric Security, PII, Artificial Intelligence
How Artificial Intelligence will Affect Patient Data Protection
Following the successful introduction of Alexa’s healthcare services earlier this year, Amazon has announced that its AI, Textract, is now HIPAA...
Oct 29, 2019 l PCI, DataProtection, Tokenization, PCI DSS, DataPrivacy, digital payments, Data-Centric Security, out-of-scope
3 Benefits of Taking Data Out of PCI Audit Scope
Whether your company accepts payments at a store or restaurant, sells products or services through a website, or handles monthly payment billing,...
Oct 21, 2019 l Tokenization, GDPR, PCI DSS, Data Security, Data Protection, Data Privacy, digital payments, open banking, Compliance, Data Breach, Data-Centric Security, Pseudonymisation, Cyber-security, #ccpa
5 Trends Happening in Payments – Data Security is needed more than ever
A locally-famous Thai restaurant in San Diego County posted a message to customers requesting that they pay with a credit card, due to increased...
Oct 16, 2019 l PCI, DataProtection, Tokenization, GDPR, PCI DSS, DataPrivacy, digital payments, Data-Centric Security, #ccpa
CCPA: Data Privacy like GDPR; Data Security like PCI DSS
Comparisons have already been drawn about the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), calling it ‘the GDPR for California residents.’ However,...
Aug 2, 2019 l Tokenization, Data Security, Data Privacy, Data Breach, Data-Centric Security, Cybercrime, Pseudonymisation, Cloud Computing, Multicloud, #capitalonebreach
6 takeaways from the Capital One data breach
"WHAT'S IN YOUR WALLET?" is the theme question asked by spokes-celebrity Jennifer Garner in commercials for Capital One. A data breach wasn't...
Feb 22, 2019 l Data Protection, Data-Centric Security, SecurDPS
Are we a thumbs up or a thumbs down?
In the ’80s and ’90s, there was a popular TV program called “Siskel & Ebert.” It was a weekly television series where two critics reviewed newly...