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January 25, 2010  5:06 PM

Melissa Hathaway on managing cybersecurity, FISMA compliance reforms



Posted by: GuyPardon
compliance, cybersecurity, cyberwar, data breach, electronic privacy, federal data breach law, Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002, FISMA, FISMA compliance, privacy

In this podcast, former cybersecurity director Melissa Hathaway talks about emerging cybersecurity threats, reforms to FISMA compliance and corporate...

October 8, 2009  9:18 PM

OpenID pilot project for identity management starting up at NIH



Posted by: GuyPardon
AOL, authentication, Facebook, Google, Identity management, MySpace, National Institute of Health, NIH, OpenID, OpenID Foundation, privacy, United States, Yahoo

As I reported last month, the U.S. federal government will try using OpenID as a federated identity framework...

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October 2, 2009  7:21 PM

NIST, smart grid privacy and social networking for security pros



Posted by: GuyPardon
cybersecurity, Google, Google Docs, identity theft, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Personally identifiable information, privacy, Security, Smart Grid, smart grid privacy, Twitter

Last month, the National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST) outlined a framework for building more...


August 20, 2009  6:09 PM

Amended Massachusetts data protection act focuses on risk management



Posted by: SarahCortes
201 CMR 17.00, compiance, consumer protection, data protection, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, Information security, IT compliance, Massachusetts’ Data Privacy Law, privacy, regulation, risk management, Security

As Alexander Howard reported earlier today, the Massachusetts data protection law has been amended. The revised data privacy regulations -- 201 CMR 17.00, “Standards for the Protection of Personal...


August 19, 2009  9:03 PM

The impact of Stengart v Loving Care on employee online privacy



Posted by: GuyPardon
compliance, cyberlaw, Electronic Communications Privacy Act, email, online privacy, precedent, privacy, Security, social media, Stengart v Loving Care

This is a guest post from SearchCompliance.com contributor Andrew M. Baer, Esq. You can follow him at @baerbizlaw on Twitter. The Stengart v. Loving Care case...


August 18, 2009  4:53 PM

3 social media questions for compliance officers to consider



Posted by: GuyPardon
compliance, Facebook, LinkedIn, Online Communities, privacy, social media, Social network, Twitter

My recently published series on online privacy and social media compliance is resulting in some feedback from our audience, as you might imagine. Scott Crawford, managing research director for...


August 17, 2009  9:22 PM

201 CMR 17 FAQ: Updates to Massachusetts data protection law



Posted by: GuyPardon
201CMR17, compliance, data protection, encryption, FTC, Information privacy, Information security, Personally identifiable information, privacy, Security

Earlier today, the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation (OCABR) issued an update to 201.CMR.17, the


August 4, 2009  2:55 PM

What online privacy expectations exist for social media use at work?



Posted by: GuyPardon
Big Brother, compliance, DLP, e-discovery, Law, online privacy, privacy, Security, social media, Twitter, Web 2.0

If you read Professor Jonathan Zittrain’s rebuttal on

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July 20, 2009  7:26 PM

Managing e-discovery and compliance: What would Eliot Spitzer do?



Posted by: SarahCortes
Audit, business, compliance, e-discovery, Eliot Spitzer, high-risk data, market timing, Massachusetts, privacy, Project management, Putnam, Putnam Investments, regulation, Security, Technology

E-discovery - or electronic discovery - has many technical aspects. Questions of available tools, case law, regulations and scope are critical. One of the most important and often overlooked...


July 7, 2009  6:46 PM

Online privacy? Principles of self-regulation emerge, feds to follow



Posted by: GuyPardon
Advertising, Association of National Advertisers, behavioral marketing, behavioral targeting, Better Business Bureau, compliance, Direct Marketing Association, Federal Trade Commission, Online advertising, online privacy, Pamela Jones Harbour, privacy, privacy compliance

Last week, a collection of trade organizations announced the release of a set of privacy principles for the use and collection of behavioral data in online advertising. The public adoption of these principles...