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Data Regulations: HIPAA vs. GDPR vs. PCI

Today we're here to talk about data regulations and data compliance solutions. Why does all of this matter?

When it comes to online applications, protecting your users' data is one of your most pressing concerns. First of all, it's the right, ethical thing to do. Secondly, data leakages lead to serious reputation damage that you certainly don't want your organization to suffer. Last but not least, failing to protect users' data can lead to dire financial and legal consequences. You've heard of GDPR, right?

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What App Developers Should Know About GDPR Compliance

There is a price for everything, and the loss of privacy is the price for downloading and using apps on smartphones. As security technologist and cryptographer Bruce Schneier, aptly observes, walking around with a smartphone is like carrying a tracking device 24/7.

The smartphone revolution also brought on app development, with contemporary life revolving around mobile applications. This is especially true for Millennials and Gen Zers, whose desire for information at the press of a button remains unchanged over the years.

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Why App Developers Need to Adapt CIAM Today More Than Ever

As B2C companies look to offer an elevated user experience across all touchpoints, app developers are increasingly turning to customer identity and access management (CIAM) solutions that can help protect customer data and enhance the customer experience.

Customers have become increasingly receptive to new technologies and are using a wide array of digital solutions such as smartphones, wearable devices, virtual reality (VR), and Internet of Things-enabled systems in their daily lives. These digital solutions have made the execution of tasks easier and faster, bringing about a major change in customers’ behavior – i.e. the need for instant gratification of their demands. 

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GDPR Tips and Best Practices

Under the new GDPR, businesses are called on to standardize how they handle personal data. It’s also an opportunity to get your systems and processes ahead of the next regulation.

GDPR—the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation—will come into effect on May 25, 2018. While the fines—up to approximately $24 million or 4 percent of annual profit—are enough to make businesses take notice, the new regulations highlight a new way of handling security and privacy that will impact how all businesses process and manage personal data going forward.

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GDPR Compliance: How Continuous Vulnerability Scanning Is Key

Even months after the interest in GDPR compliance peaked, some companies are struggling to make sure they comply with this new set of regulations aimed at protecting the privacy and security of European citizens. The regulation applies to businesses anywhere as long as their users are in the EU, and with the highest penalties potentially reaching the millions of euros, they’re right to worry.

Take the case of British Airways, for example. On September 6th, 2018, the airline announced that it had suffered a breach that affected around 380,000 users, and that part of the stolen data included personal and payment information.