Data Storage & Management
COVID-19 Raises Many Privacy Questions
The COVID-19 pandemic has unfortunately brought about an explosion of cyber scams, with bad actors preying on fear, uncertainty and doubt. But it’s also raising some big challenges regarding data privacy because of both the escalated cyber threat and the direct effects of the outbreak itself. The International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) recently held…
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Minimize Risk by Protecting Privacy: A Primer
SIA has provided a primer on privacy basics. While not comprehensive, these suggestions will help you begin the process of protecting privacy in your organization.
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Who Am I, and Why Am I Here in this Database? Addressing Privacy Concerns With Security Technology
The definition of personal data, also known as personally identifiable information (PII), has expanded in recent years. Previously, personal data typically referred only to the most sensitive information, such as name, address, Social Security number, health records and date of birth. Today, it has expanded to include things like location data, IP address, MAC address,…
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Smarter Cities Through Secure Data
The first step to leveraging sensor and other information is ensuring that it is protected. Jason Bonoan As the world becomes increasingly urbanized, growing pains felt by large cities can be seen across a number of indicators, from rising crime rates to increased traffic to housing shortages. In 1950, only 29 percent of the global…
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Lawmakers Note Agreement, Differences on Data Privacy
At a Jan. 28 event in Washington, D.C., a Republican senator said that data privacy is his “favorite issue,” two Democratic congresswomen said there is “a sense of urgency” regarding the topic and a Republican congresswoman said a bipartisan bill “needs to happen.” But none of the lawmakers indicated that a bill is likely to…
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Tough Data Privacy Law Proposed in Washington State
The 2020 legislative session is well underway in most states, and with it has come a flurry of proposed new privacy laws. Most noteworthy is Washington state’s reintroduction of a bill that didn’t make it through the last session because of perceived weaknesses in consumer protections. Notably, the Washington Privacy Act (SB 6281; HB 2742)…
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New SIA Resources to Help You Navigate Data Privacy Regulations
With the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the European Union’s (EU’s) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in effect, take advantage of these two new guidance documents from SIA to help your firm navigate these regulations’ impact on your business. Both reports are available exclusively for SIA members; your firm’s SIA membership gives you access.…
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GDPR and the Security Industry
SIA provides an overview of GDPR’s impact on non-EU organizations, including when these organizations are covered and what they need to do to comply.
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The California Consumer Privacy Act and the Security Industry
This paper provides SIA’s analysis of the California Consumer Privacy Act, which went into effect in January 2020; its provisions and reach; and how it impacts the security industry.
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Data Privacy Microlearning Series
SIA has created a microlearning series including five mini-webinars designed to enhance SIA member knowledge on key privacy concepts and issues.
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