Tag Archives: IT Compliance Tennessee

Do you have a ‘data graveyard’? It may cost you down the road

November 12, 2019 A publicly-traded German real estate company faces multi-million euro fines under Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for retaining data “longer than necessary” on its tenants. Deutsche Wohnen is a Berlin-based property management company with a large portfolio of commercial, residential, nursing and assisted living units. In 2017, an audit of Deutche Wohnen’s data management … Continue reading "Do you have a ‘data graveyard’? It may cost you down the road" Read More

Strong data privacy laws take effect in 2020 – are you ready?

November 6, 2019 If your organization does business in multiple states, you’ll need to make sure your data policies are compliant with several new state laws governing data privacy. Strong data privacy laws take effect in 2020 in California and New York; Nevada’s took effect Oct. 1. Six additional states considered bills on the regulation of data privacy. … Continue reading "Strong data privacy laws take effect in 2020 – are you ready?" Read More

Your cell phone number can reveal a lot of information about you

August 17, 2019 If you follow our CEO, Milton Bartley, on LinkedIn, you’ll know he warned a few days ago about providing your cell phone number as part of your account, especially on the web. As he noted, “your phone is rich with other data that can be mined by clever hackers.” Here’s what he’s talking about: You’ve … Continue reading "Your cell phone number can reveal a lot of information about you" Read More

Small financial institutions need a virtual information security officer

August 4, 2019 Community Banks and Credit Unions face unceasing attacks on their security along with expanding government requirements and increasingly sophisticated consumer expectations. But for small- to medium-sized institutions, meeting all those demands may be near impossible. The budget may not be there for sufficient staff to tackle such demands. One person may be wearing too many … Continue reading "Small financial institutions need a virtual information security officer" Read More

NIST releases first report on handling IoT cybersecurity and privacy risks

June 26, 2019 The National Institute of Standards and Technology released the first of what it says will be a series of reports on how to deal with the booming growth of devices that connect to the Internet via your network – aka the Internet of Things (IoT.) NIST’s focus is on the cybersecurity and privacy risks of … Continue reading "NIST releases first report on handling IoT cybersecurity and privacy risks" Read More