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Add data privacy laws to the list of trends whose adoption accelerated during the past few years. In 2018, a grand total of two privacy bills were introduced in U.S. statehouses, according to data shared by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). The next year, 16 privacy bill ....

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 the country’s firs ....

Tick Tock. It’s that time of year again. Summer’s heat waves are retreating, school is in session, and budget planning is well underway for 2019 and beyond. Each year organizations typically take focused time during Q3/Q4 to evaluate their strategic plans; monitor the evolving risk environment; ....

As more organizations here in North America and overseas increasingly utilize third party vendors with a global presence to perform critical functions, process key transactions and provide exposure to sensitive proprietary information, those organizations with mature third party risk (TPR) programs ....

It has been an exciting time to participate in the Shared Assessments Program. Looking back at 2014, it has been a good, active year, with the rollout of our Certified Third Party Risk Professional (CTPRP) certification, our kick-off of the annual Vendor Risk Management Benchmark Study, the successf ....

I began my banking career in 1978 at an eight-branch affiliate of a $3 billion bank holding company. One of my roles was security officer. The prevailing law addressing bank security is the Bank Protection Act of 1968. In 1978 the operative regulation implementing the Act was Regulation P (for Prote ....