Data Protection in Japan: All You Need to Know about APPI
Japan’s first foray into data protection legislation came with the adoption of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI) in 2003. APPI was one of the first data protection regulations in Asia. It received a …
5 Best Practices for PCI DSS Compliance
The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is a set of security requirements that helps businesses protect their payment systems from breaches, fraud and theft of cardholder data. Developed by the PCI Security…
Data Protection in Canada: All You Need to Know about PIPEDA
Canada has long been at the forefront of data protection with its Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) enacted as early at 2000. The early legislation was based on the 10 principles set out…
6 Standout Device Control Features in Endpoint Protector
With the rise of Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) policies and the proliferation of personal devices, organizations often risk losing data due to employee negligence or malicious intentions. After all, no matter how secure…
5 Ways Big Companies Protect their Data
In recent years, data protection has become a must for all companies, no matter their size. While big organizations suffering data breaches such as Facebook, Orbitz or Quora are the ones making headlines, a more troubling…
All You Need to Know about the NIST Cybersecurity Framework
The last few years have transformed cybersecurity and data protection from niche concerns to major problems as both individuals and organizations suffered from an unprecedented wave of cyberattacks and data theft. Governments…
Data Protection in the UK Post-Brexit
After months of intense negotiations, the UK and the EU have reached a deal for the UK’s exit from the European Union or, as it’s more commonly known, Brexit. However, to gain approval, the 585-page withdrawal agreement must…
CCPA vs. GDPR: How the Two Data Protection Regulations Compare
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is the most significant development in privacy legislation in the US in recent years. Hurriedly passed into law on 28 June 2018, the CCPA followed in the footsteps of the EU’s General…
Data Protection Regulations in the Middle East
The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation has sparked a global legislative movement that aims to vouchsafe individuals’ privacy and curb data vulnerability. While some of these new regulations were years in the making,…
5 Reasons to Choose Endpoint Protector
Although Data Loss Prevention (DLP) solutions have become an increasingly common element in compliance strategies for data protection regulations such as GDPR, HIPAA, GLBA etc., they still spark fears due to the long and…