by CDO Review Staff | Aug 5, 2021 | CDO Insider, Chief Data Officer, Data Privacy & Security
The average data breach has cost organizations $4.24 million in 2021, according to a new IBM report. The figure is the highest in the 17-year history of the annual report. More insights from the Cost of a Data Breach report: Remote work impact: The rapid shift to...
by CDO Review Staff | Aug 5, 2021 | CDO Insider, Chief Data Officer, Data Privacy & Security
Privacy concerns have grown around using cookies to track consumer behavior. This poses a particular problem for firms, like Nielsen, for which tracking consumer behavior is their core business. But the firm has developed a new, cookie-less strategy for tracking...
by CDO Review Staff | Aug 5, 2021 | CDO Insider, Chief Data Officer, Data Privacy & Security
As new data privacy laws take shape, the standard of “reasonable” data security measures continues to be a common thread. But for business leaders and in-house counsel, there is some fuzziness around the term. What does “reasonable” actually mean? In an...
by CDO Review Staff | Aug 4, 2021 | CDO Insider, Chief Data Officer, Data Privacy & Security
Zoom has settled a class-action suit related to privacy concerns over user data shared with third parties including Facebook and Google. The settlement, not yet approved by a judge, would pay out $85 million and introduce a host of changes to protect user data. An...
by CDO Review Staff | Aug 16, 2019 | Data Privacy & Security
New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu signed into law a data security measure that established standards for the state’s insurance industry in terms of data protection, investigation of cybersecurity events, and notification procedures. The law will take effect on...
by CDO Review Staff | Aug 16, 2019 | Data Privacy & Security
Last July, New York State enacted a couple of new and tougher data security laws. The SHIELD Act takes effect on March 21, 2020 and it ups the state standard for the data security. The Identity Theft Prevention and Mitigation Act demands more positive action from...