Endpoint Protector Blog

Top 5 Ways DLP can help with HIPAA compliance

November 29, 2022November 29, 2022 Compliance Healthcare

Individually identifiable health data, due to its sensitive nature, has always been considered a special category of personal data, and it invariably falls under the jurisdiction of strict data protection regulations.…

4 ways DLP helps secure PHI

November 22, 2022 Compliance Healthcare

Protected health information (PHI) is a specific type of personally identifiable information (PII) that relates to medical records as well as any past, present, or future information about an individual’s physical or…

Switzerland’s Data Protection Act: What You Need to Know

November 9, 2022 Compliance

Significant changes to the Swiss government’s approach to data protection flew somewhat under the radar for companies that prioritized compliance with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Aside from Swiss…

CPRA: Overviewing Its Changes and Getting Ready for Compliance

October 12, 2022 Compliance Data Loss Prevention

Data protection laws always come with the potential for amendments to change those laws in light of both prevailing cybersecurity risks and the perception of consumer privacy rights not being fully protected. In California,…

EU vs US: What Are the Differences Between Their Data Privacy Laws?

September 27, 2022September 27, 2022 Compliance Data Loss Prevention

The introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) back in May 2018 set a high bar in privacy protection for individuals within EU member states. The data privacy landscape in the U.S. has changed considerably…

CCPA Retrospective: Has It Worked?

September 7, 2022September 7, 2022 Compliance

After its effective date of January 1st, 2020, it’s now been well over two years since the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) started enhancing privacy rights for California residents. The act governs how businesses…

How DLP can help you with ISO 27001 compliance

August 5, 2022August 5, 2022 Compliance Data Loss Prevention

The days when information security was far down the list of priorities are long over. In the age of cloud storage and SaaS providers, sensitive data is more accessible than ever but also more exposed and easier to lose if not…

New GLBA Safeguards Rule: What Does It Mean for Financial Institutions?

July 21, 2022July 21, 2022 Banking & Financial Institutions Compliance Data Loss Prevention

In 2003, the Gramm Leach Bliley Act’s (GLBA) Safeguards Rule established important standards for financial institutions to protect the confidentiality and security of consumers’ nonpublic personal information. Given…

NIST 800-171 compliance and Data Loss Prevention

July 5, 2022July 20, 2022 Compliance Data Loss Prevention

NIST Special Publication 800-171, Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Information Systems and Organizations, was first published in June 2015 and focuses on information shared by federal…

PCI DSS Compliance and Remote Work

June 16, 2022June 16, 2022 Banking & Financial Institutions Compliance Data Loss Prevention Work From Home

Starting with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, companies across the world that wanted to maintain business operations and abide by new government-mandated regulations concerning the movement of individuals, have…

Top 5 Ways DLP can help with GDPR compliance

June 14, 2022June 14, 2022 Compliance Data Loss Prevention

The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was issued by the European Commission, the European Parliament, and the Council of Ministers of the European Union with the purpose of strengthening and unifying data…

PCI DSS Compliance: All You Need to Know

June 6, 2022June 6, 2022 Banking & Financial Institutions Compliance Data Loss Prevention

The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is a set of security requirements that helps organizations protect their payment systems from data breaches, fraud, and theft of cardholder data. It resulted…

Data Protection in Japan: All You Need to Know about APPI

April 5, 2022June 10, 2022 Compliance

Japan’s data protection law, the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI), adopted as early as 2003, was one of the first data protection regulations in Asia. It received a major overhaul in September 2015 after…

Data Protection Legislation Around the World in 2022

March 8, 2022March 28, 2022 Compliance

By 2023, 65% of the world’s population will have its personal data covered under modern privacy regulations, according to Gartner. Lawmakers’ efforts have intensified in the last two years, with many data…

How DLP Helps with Germany’s Hospital Future Act

October 19, 2021May 11, 2022 Compliance Data Loss Prevention Healthcare

On 18 September 2020, the German Federal Government (Bundestag) passed the Hospital Future Act (Krankenhauszukunftsgesetz or KHZG) to support the digitalization of the national healthcare system. The law makes EUR 3…

All You Need to Know about FISMA Compliance

October 12, 2021October 12, 2021 Compliance Data Loss Prevention

The Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) is a United States federal law passed in December 2002 as part of the E-Government Act. FISMA requires each federal agency to develop, document, and implement an agency-wide…

Germany’s Patient Data Protection Act: All You Need to Know

September 22, 2021June 10, 2022 Compliance

On 3 July 2020, Germany’s Federal Parliament, the Bundestag, passed the Patient Data Protection Act or Patientendaten-Schutz-Gesetz (PDSG). It entered into force less than four months later, on 20 October 2020. The PDSG…

TISAX Assessments: How DLP helps

September 7, 2021January 12, 2022 Compliance Data Loss Prevention

In 2017, German automotive group Verband der Automobilindustrie (VDA) set up the Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange (TISAX), a mechanism through which organizations can submit to audits in compliance…

How to Reach LGPD Compliance With a DLP Solution

August 31, 2021April 21, 2022 Compliance Data Loss Prevention

Brazil’s Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados (LGPD) demands companies to comply with strict requirements related to the collection and processing of consumers’ personal data. We’ve reviewed the LGPD and compiled the most important…

PCI Compliance Checklist

July 29, 2021January 10, 2022 Banking & Financial Institutions Compliance

The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is a set of security requirements that were adopted as a general standard by financial institutions for the protection of payment systems from data breaches,…

All You Need to Know About Virginia’s CDPA

July 21, 2021 Compliance

On 2 March 2021, Virginia became the second US state to enact comprehensive privacy legislation. The Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA) draws heavily from existing laws such as the California Consumer Privacy…

All You Need to Know about TISAX

May 7, 2021May 7, 2021 Compliance

The rise of smart and connected cars in the last decade has led to a sharp increase in cyberattacks involving automobiles. According to Upstream Security’s 2020 Automotive Cybersecurity Report, the number of annual automotive…

5 Tips for a Successful CMMC Compliance Checklist

April 30, 2021 Compliance

The US Department of Defense (DoD) released the first version of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) on 31 January 2020. The new framework aims to protect Federal Contract Information (FCI) and Controlled…

GDPR Data Encryption Requirements

April 26, 2021 Compliance Encryption

The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requires organizations that fall under its scope to secure sensitive data against data breaches defined as the accidental or unlawful destruction, loss,…

All Compliance related articles