On-Demand Webinar Recap: U.S. State Data Protection Law Roundup for 2018 To combat ongoing security breaches and risks, many states have sprung into action, adding and amending statutes and standards during 2018. With the public’s most personal and confidential information on the line, a growing number of states refuse to wait for the federal government to take action. In a recent webinar, Scott Giordano, our VP of Data Protection and…
(by Todd Feinman, Spirion Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer) The holiday season is upon us and the bright lights and greenery aren’t the only indicators that we’ve reached December. Sadly, data breaches often occur at this time of year. Recently we’ve seen major news stories about breaches at Starwood Hotels and Quora. Last year, at this time, it was announced that there was a significant privacy leak at eBay affecting…
23 NYCRR Part 500 became effective on March 1, 2017. The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) requires banks, insurers and other financial services companies to set up a cybersecurity program aimed at protecting consumer information from being compromised or stolen. The impact of the regulation is much broader than just New York State as it applies to any organization with a presence in New York and may even…
Locating and Managing EU Personal Data for GDPR Compliance Spirion recently hosted a live webcast discussion on the topic of “Locating and Managing EU Personal Data for GDPR,” featuring a panel of security experts, comprised of: Colin Anderson, global CISO of Levi Strauss & Co.; Todd Feinman, founder and CEO of Spirion; Scott Giordano, privacy attorney and director at Robert Half Legal; and, Justin Suissa, principal at infoedge. In this…
(by Todd Feinman, CEO and Founder of Spirion) My team thought others would be interested in a memo that I sent to some friends and colleagues. The memo follows: I have received an overwhelming number of requests for information about what to do since the Equifax leak of 143 million SSNs was disclosed. I’ve tried to summarize those questions to help you protect yourself, your family, and your business. If…
(by Todd Feinman, CEO and Founder Spirion) Equifax allowed 143 million Social Security Numbers (SSN), Names, Date of Birth (DOB), and other personally identifiable information (PII) to be stolen. This affects most of us personally because we all have financial accounts (e.g., credit card, bank account, mortgage, car lease) and it’s highly likely Equifax was the recipient of your SSN from a bank who ran a credit report on you…
(by Cory Retherford, Spirion user) Greetings! I am a Solution Engineer for Spirion, LLC. My adventure using the data security software began in 2007 as the Indiana University Technology Services Manager for Student Enrollment Services. We had an organizational mission to provide a solution that would allow a better understanding of our data footprint and the types of data existing on our workstations, servers, and websites. As it happens, fate guided me to the…
We’ve all heard sports stars and even militaries quote the famous Chinese general Sun Tzu when preparing for a big game or battle. Sun Tzu was a master strategist and completely grasped the concept of deception when facing an opponent. One of the best quotes in his famous book, “The Art of War” regarding deception goes like this: “All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when we are able to…
At the 2016 RSA Conference in San Francisco, CA, Todd Feinman, CEO and Gabriel Gumbs, VP of Product Strategy presented on Sensitive Data Management Maturity – The DLP Missing Link. As a company and with the help of industry professionals, we created a Sensitive Data Maturity Model to help organizations identify where their data is, who owns it, what should be done with it, and how much of it exists….
Sensitive Data Classification Data classification is simple—it entails taking security measures by assigning a level of sensitivity to each piece of information, making it easier to locate and retrieve. Classifying data is essential in enabling enterprises to make sense of their vast amounts of data. Without sensitive data classification, an organization treats all data as if it were the same. You can’t know the level of sensitivity of any specific…