National Privacy Day: Time to Consider a National Data Privacy Law

guest · Jan 28, 2019

National Privacy Day: Time to Consider a National Data Privacy Law
January 28, 2019
https://securityboulevard.com/2019/...time-to-consider-a-national-data-privacy-law/

Happy Data Privacy Day. This “holiday,” observed Jan. 28, is marking its fifth year, but this year organizations and individuals may be a little more tuned in to the importance of data privacy than in years past.

“Though IoT and critical infrastructure vulnerabilities as well as foreign attacks were top of mind, ongoing thefts of confidential financial, healthcare and other PII data presented greater risk to enterprises and individuals.”

Last year might have been so bad that Joseph Carson, chief security scientist at Thycotic, thinks National Privacy Day should be known as “Data Privacy Remembrance Day.” That’s because privacy as we know it now may be reaching an end.

On a state level, governments are taking action, but there is a growing push toward a national privacy law.
“A national privacy law in the United States would directly support the rights of U.S. citizens, but also would provide organizations’ additional incentives and guidelines for safeguarding their own data against these threats,” explained Dr. Andrea Little Limbago, chief social scientist at Virtru.
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Minimalist · Jan 28, 2019

On Data Privacy Day, here's a reminder that you have none

In 2018, there were 1,244 publicly reported data breaches affecting US companies and consumers. Those breaches exposed more than 446 million records.

That's according to the Identity Theft Resource Center, a nonprofit that helps people deal with the consequences of having their data stolen and used to impersonate them. The group's annual data breach report came out Monday, just in time for Data Privacy Day.
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https://www.cnet.com/news/on-data-privacy-day-heres-a-reminder-that-you-have-none/

ronjor · Jan 28, 2019

Industry Reactions to Data Privacy Day

By Eduard Kovacs on January 28, 2019
The increasing number of incidents involving the exposure of personal data over the past years has led to data protection and privacy becoming more important to individuals, companies and governments.

Companies that have taken steps to protect sensitive information may be seeing other benefits beyond compliance, and organizations that have fallen behind are facing complaints and fines.

Industry professionals have commented on the importance of privacy and the implications of the failure to protect sensitive information.
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