Europe is an attractive market for US companies due to its size and consistent regulations across borders. However, don’t be fooled into thinking that it’s simple when compared with the US. From 25 May 2018, all companies will need to […]
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As companies engage with customers and collect data, it’s important to respect and protect individual privacy. The members of the European Union (EU) are especially focused on ensuring data privacy, which is why they’ve developed the General Data Protection Regulation,
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It’s a fact, financial services firms must retain their electronic communications for regulatory compliance, regardless of the devices, applications or channels that advisors use to communicate. This requirement includes archiving of emails, social media posts, text messages, web content, communications
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The Trump administration is already making good on its campaign promise to significantly rollback federal regulations. With change imminent, compliance and risk managers have found themselves in a fast-moving and unpredictable environment. Regulatory reform poses a unique challenge for compliance
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I began my career in Information Security working for the Department of Defense, first for a Naval research facility, then Naval Intelligence, and finally with the National Security Agency. Information security for my first assignment meant locking your classified materials
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Should an organization be subject to a data breach, it could be a big problem for those affected, yet the organization may not be mandated to offer any kind of compensation. In this scenario, the risks associated with such a
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If your business collects, transmits, stores, or processes any type of payment card information, then you already know that compliance with PCI DSS is a fact of life. You — or your security team — most likely knows the standards
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As the transition to a new Presidential administration unfolds, uncertainty abounds. Predictions about the regulatory landscape made before November may not ring as true, as Republicans look to make good on promises about smaller government and regulatory reform, particularly in
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In every aspect of our lives we are faced with automation. Options or choices that are automatically curated for us, so why not accounting? We order breakfast from options based on a restaurant’s recommendations. We request an Uber to drive
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In today’s business environment, IT management responsibilities often fall on the CFO, business owner or other senior leader when there’s no internal IT department. These individuals are tasked with running fail-proof IT departments – a challenging feat considering many have
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