While data breaches at retailers and merchants get the headlines, governmental breaches – particularly on the federal level – are an all too common occurrence. According to federal watchdogs, there were 25,556 breaches of personally identifiable information in 2013, up from 10,481 in 2009. In response, SmartEdgeLaw’s opinion on the need and requirements of the […]
Category: FIPPs
Why the Cybersecurity Framework Matters for Your Security Programs
Richard Santalesa’s latest IAPP Privacy Perspectives commentary discussing what the National Institute of Standards and Technologies “Cybersecurity Framework” means for privacy and risk management professionals – and by extension your infosec and data security efforts – is up. The Framework is likely to be very influential going forward as federal agencies, government contractors and ultimately […]
U.S. Commerce Department Unveils Online Privacy Framework
Though overshadowed by the December 1st release of the FTC’s Privacy Framework, we wanted to at least give a nod before the year runs out to the Department of Commerce’s own report, entitled Commercial Data Privacy and Innovation in the Internet Economy: A Dynamic Policy Framework, and less formally known as the Internet Policy Task […]
