Whether you run a small, medium, or large business, credit card transactions are a common instrument with which customers purchase your products and services. Unfortunately, most small businesses are susceptible to cybercrime because of the low quality of their cybersecurity defenses.
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Category: Compliance Standards
Staying informed about all of the cyber security compliance standards is essential to keeping your company safe from hackers. Read on to learn about the various steps you can take to stay up to date with your industry’s compliance standards.
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What Is the Purpose of Common Point of Purchase?
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Is it Mandatory to Follow ADA Website Compliance Guidelines?
On July 26, 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law by America’s 43rd President, George W. Bush. The ADA – which produced the ADA compliant website guidelines – is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against physically challenged persons in all spheres of public living. It is a law that mandates public accommodation in schools, libraries, parks, and other public places.
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How to be ADA Website Compliant: A Step-By-Step Guide
The accrescent relationship between technology and compliance has brought significant changes to the business industry. Evolving market conditions, entry of new players, innovative technologies, and customer needs all play pivotal roles than ever before as requirements continue to grow and expand to create new demands of compliance functions.
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HITRUST Enforcement & Penalties: What You Need to Know
The HITRUST Act (Health Information Trust Alliance) establishes the framework for online healthcare information security, while also encouraging healthcare organizations to adopt digital patient files. Digitizing healthcare information makes it easier to share between approved organizations or personnel. Patients can also access their records online, eliminating the need for them to request paper copies. (more…)
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What Is Considered PII Under GDPR?
There has often been confusion around what is Personally Identifiable Information under GDPR and how businesses can protect themselves against getting hit with a fine for lack of compliance. At times though it is difficult to distinguish what personally identifiable information (PII) is in general and what your business needs to do to remain compliant. Thankfully, we’ve created this comprehensive guide that can help you understand what PII is and how you can maintain compliance with GDPR’s rules that pertain to PII.
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The Future of Data Privacy in the US
In 2019, data privacy was a big topic of discussion for everyone from the regular Joe/Jane user to the Supreme Court and the European Union. Now that we have crossed over the bridge to 2020, data privacy in the U.S. is about to become just as important as data security.
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What Is the Current Situation With CCPA?
In an era where information can easily be captured, shared, and stored, the privacy of personal data is becoming an essential area of focus in today’s electronic world. While customers are starting to become savvier and educated about the Internet and privacy concerns, they are also becoming more distrustful about how organizations collect and use this information.
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10 Things You Should Know About the ADA Website Standards
In 2018, there were at least 2,258 website accessibility lawsuits federal courts all over the United States under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) that claimed people with disabilities could not properly use some certain websites because of unresponsiveness to assistive technologies. This was a huge increase of about 177 percent from 814 of such lawsuits in 2017.
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CCPA Compliance Checklist: A Beginner’s Guide
Business transparency is becoming more important than once thought in the consumer age. As technology continues to evolve, consumers are now taking control of what they want to see, trust, and research by investigating product materials and the overall history of an organization.
After all, products and services are not only a solution to a problem but can also deliver experience and personal connection. According to the 2016 Label Insight Transparency ROI Study, 73 percent of consumers are willing to pay more for a product that promises complete transparency.
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FISMA Compliance Checklist: What You Need to Know
The need for compliance becomes more evident as issues become more sophisticated when your business grows. After all, failing to follow regulations impacts the reputation of the organization and those in charge.