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PremiumSEC unveils joint data sharing standards with eight other financial regulators
A joint proposal from nine U.S. financial regulators on data standards aim to streamline submissions and ease data sharing among agencies, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced.
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PremiumAsk a CCO: What will compliance look like in 5 years?
We asked nine prominent chief compliance officers to look into their crystal balls, and all of them saw data and advanced technology playing a larger role in the future of the profession.
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ArticleICO draft guidance helps U.K. firms clarify AI choices
The U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office has released guidance that lays out four principles—based on the GDPR—companies must consider when applying AI to their systems.
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Blog
Senators demand post-breach answers from Google CEO
U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) have written a letter to Google CEO Sundar Pichai that demands more information regarding a recently reported breach.
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Blog
Omnibus Bill riders target SEC, implements cross-border data seizure law
When Congress passed a $1.3 trillion federal spending package, the bill included restrictions on the SEC and made law a controversial plan for confiscating data from servers located abroad.
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CFPB outlines principles for consumer financial data sharing
The CFPB has outlined new “principles” for financial services firms when they aggregate consumer data and share it with third parties, even if those agreements facilitate services requested by customers.
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Article
Choosing a sound path forward for cyber-security
When it comes to cyber-security risk management, let’s pursue a flexible, principles-based approach—and avoid a road to nowhere paved with layers of compliance requirements.
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Getting ready for GDPR
Steve Durbin, managing director of the Information Security Forum, talks about how GDPR is essentially a new global standard for data management and how complying with it is actually a blessing in disguise.
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Blog
GAO warns SEC about data protection practices
A report by the Government Accountability Office finds that while the SEC has made strides in improving the security of its data and resolving previously identified problems, “weaknesses continue to limit the effectiveness of other security controls.” Joe Mont explores what steps the Commission should take, according to the report.
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ArticleThe current state of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield
The EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, a new compliance framework for the transatlantic transferral of personal information, is almost ready. But the strict data privacy compliance obligations it would impose require a close look now to prevent running afoul of tough data standards that become law later.