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Trends in Data Breaches and Comprehensive Responses Does your organization have a data breach response plan? Join Michelle Drolet and a team of industry experts for an interactive Q&A panel and discover the best practices for breach response and how to strengthen your organization's cyber resilience.

Join us for our next InfoSec at Your Services Meetup: "GDPR Context and Myth Busters by Our Resident Expert Greg Albertyn" Hosted by Michelle Drolet and Greg Albertyn

With the CCPA coming hot on the heels of the GDPR it makes sense to get your consumer data management in order. Taking steps to protect all private data today will pay dividends tomorrow. The idea that organizations should be doing more to protect the personal data they hold about individuals has been gaining ground in recent years. The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) sparked a scramble to operationalize data management and security. If you thought that it was afalse

ISSA New England Chapter Meeting You are invited to The ISSA New England Chapter's September Meeting for a morning packed with well-known practitioners in the field of Information Security as well as networking with your peers. Attendees will earn 4 CPEs

How to Build a Robust Incident Response Capability for Financial Institutions Our own Michelle Drolet will be discussing the need for developing a solid Incident Response Program and doing Tabletop exercise throughout the year. An Incident Response Plan (IRP) will ensure information security incidents, once identified, will be handled and communicated appropriately. Consistency of how incidents are handled and communicated is paramount to a successful incident response.

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Make sure you understand the need to operationalize data management and security. There has been a widespread rush to get organized and compliant in time for the May 25 deadline when the EU data privacy law General Data Protection Regulation comes into effect. Little wonder when you consider what non-compliance with the GDPR could cost you -- fines of up to 20 million euros (around $23.7 million) or 4% of the total worldwide annual turnover of the preceding financial year, whichever isfalse

6th Annual Information Security Summit Presented by MassBay Community College and Towerwall, Inc.

Our own Michelle Drolet featured in Fierce CEO's "Special Report Women CEOs on Blazing a Trail to the Top: Part 2" What does it take to reach the chief executive post? Being direct about what you want, for one. “If women want the brass ring, they should try to grab it,” says Jennifer Keough, CEO of JND Legal Administration. In the second part of this two-part feature, women CEOs discuss the challenges, pitfalls and rewards of becoming a leader and key decision-maker.

A look at some options for keeping tabs on your staff and the possible pros and cons. Securing your data in the digital age is very challenging, but it has never been more necessary. We just looked at the hair-raising cost of a data breach in 2018 and we know that employees are often the weakest link. In fact, over 90% of all cyber-attacks are successfully executed with information stolen from employees, according to the Identity Management Institute. The majority of these employees arefalse