Might the U.S take a page from the European Union’s (E.U.) data privacy playbook? Could the California Privacy Act spread to the rest of the country? These possibilities were on the minds of participants in recent Congressional hearings concerning data...
The California State Legislature recently completed a data privacy/data security two-step by passing two new laws with significant third party risk management implications for a broad collection of companies. In late September, California enacted what some are referring to as...
It’s that assurance time of year again as organizations are kicking into the implementation of their 2018 external audit engagements. We are now under the six-month timeline for new SOC standards to be in place. This is the third year...
This week the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System announced the publication of the G-7 Fundamental Elements of Cybersecurity for the Financial Sector. The document, released by central bank governors and...
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s Office of Enterprise Risk Management released its statement this week on its National Risk Committee’s Semiannual Risk Perspective for Spring 2016. The report examines risks facing national banks and federal savings associations...
The past month has seen two major developments on the privacy front that will have worldwide consequences for entities that handle personal data. Except for the final implementation date, we knew what to expect from the latest iteration of EU...
