Key Takeaways A PII audit identifies where sensitive personal data is stored and highlights security or compliance risks before they become incidents. Dark data, excessive user permissions, and misplaced files are common issues uncovered during internal audits. Performing regular in-house audits helps organizations prepare for regulatory assessments and reduce the risk of fines or data breaches. Automated PII discovery can … Read More
CCPA & PII Discovery Requirements
The California Consumer Privacy Act puts consumers back in the driver’s seat of their own sensitive information, while also requiring a lot from businesses. Let’s discuss the details. CCPA In 2018, the State of California Department of Justice approved the implementation of the California Consumer Privacy Act. In many ways, this data privacy regulation is similar to the GDPR, however, … Read More
Data protection of EU citizens jeopardized
The data protection of EU citizens under the GDPR is officially at risk as Helen Dixon, the Irish Data Protection Commissioner (DPC), publicly stated that the Irish Regulator does not decide on many citizens’ complaints. The Irish Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) has a huge responsibility on her shoulders because most of the tech giants (think Google or Facebook) have their … Read More
