Site Map - Proprietary Information Protection

01/29/2010 - A bill (S. 139) that would require that companies notify consumers if their personally identifiable information has been accessed has been approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee. Under the bill, companies that possess such data would be required to disclose any data breach.

01/27/2010 - The organization that owns the GMAT standardized exam shows how even small organizations can give customers data privacy protections.  

01/13/2010 - The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is calling on the public to help identify foreign governments that have not lived up to their obligations to protect U.S. intellectual property rights.

01/04/2010 - The Government Accountability Office examined the intellectual property protection efforts in Thailand, China, and India. Read the report here.

12/21/2009 - China, India, and Thailand are not doing enough to protect U.S. intellectual property rights, reports the Government Accountability Office.

11/24/2009 - Two government agencies have issued regulations governing when healthcare providers must notify customers of data breaches. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued an interim final rule requiring that healthcare providers and other entities covered under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) to promptly notify individuals whose information is disclosed in a data breach when more than 500 people are affected. The media and the HHS must also be notified. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued a final regulation that serves as a companion to the HHS interim final rule. The FTC rule applies the data breach notification requirements to vendors of personal health records not covered by HIPAA.

10/28/2009 - The role of corporate data protection officers in Europe should be strengthened according to experts at the European Commission’s Data Protection Conference in Brussels.

10/28/2009 -   CEOs and other senior executives are not on the same page when it comes to data protection, according to a study conducted by the Ponemon Institute. For instance, CEOs are more confident than their employees that data protection policies are adequate.

10/27/2009 - Corporate data protection officers can help organizations keep information they collect safe, but their role should be strengthened.

10/19/2009 - The Business Software Alliance (BSA) is sending a growing flurry of takedown notices to peer-to-peer (P2P) networks and online auction sites in an effort to fight piracy, according to a new BSA report.

09/29/2009 - The EU’s 14-year-old Data Protection Directive has caused headaches for global business operations. Now even some supporters say it is increasingly outmoded in a globally networked world and could benefit from a formal review. That’s just one finding in a RAND study on the issue.

09/29/2009 - As more companies use encryption, a growing number are choosing to implement centrally managed, platform-based solutions, according to a recent study by the Ponemon Institute and PGP Corp.

09/28/2009 - European data regulators revisit how to keep data safe without hindering business amid the realities of a modern globalized world.