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Data Classification: Enabling Compliance with GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS, SOX, & More

By Robbie Araiza on Mon, 03/11/2024
Learn how Fortra's Data Classification Suite can facilitate compliance with GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS, SOX, and other prominent data privacy regulations.
Compliance
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
International Traffic in Arms (ITAR)
ISO 27001:2013
Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS)
SOX (Sarbanes Oxley)
Data Classification
data classification and compliance
On-Demand Webinar
On-Demand Webinar

Why Data Classification is the Cornerstone of Regulatory Compliance

Fri, 11/10/2023
Achieving compliance across a wealth of new international data compliance regulations is a growing challenge, with many organizations struggling to keep pace. In addition, the rise of globally dispersed workforces and hybrid working environments are placing extraordinary pressure on every organization’s security. Today, data classification offers an increasingly persuasive answer to help prevent...
Compliance
Australian Privacy Act
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
International Traffic in Arms (ITAR)
Personal Information Act (POPIA)
Datasheet
Datasheet

GDPR compliance support that works for your business

Since the launch of GDPR in 2018 , organizations have been forced to change their business practices in order to remain compliant. GDPR compliance requires organizations to have visibility into what data they possess, and where it is located. This remains a challenge for many organizations who don’t yet have solutions in place to understand where their data lives and what it contains. Ultimately...
Compliance
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Datasheet
Datasheet

EU GDPR – Protect Sensitive Personal Data On EU Citizens Fact Sheet

Protect Sensitive Data on EU Citizens The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force on 25th May 2018, yet many organizations are still not fully prepared and compliant. This new regulation replaces the 1995 EU Data Protection Directive, and is intended to plug the trust gap, by modernizing the legislation that safeguards personal data within the EU. It makes protection levels...
Compliance
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Data Classification
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Comparing GDPR and CCPA

By Fortra Staff on Mon, 07/25/2022
The GDPR in Europe was one of the first major data privacy regulations to be implemented in recent times, followed closely by the CCPA in the United States. And since its enforcement, GDPR has been seen as the “gold standard” when it comes to data protection regulations. However, it is important to remember that each data privacy regulation has differences in areas such as what and who is...
Compliance
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Data Classification
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Blog

Data Protection In A World Of Ever-Increasing Privacy Regulations

By Fortra Staff on Wed, 03/16/2022
Data privacy regulations have really come into play over the last four years. Consumers are becoming more concerned about the disclosure and use of their data and trust is playing a key role. According to a survey conducted by Salesforce , 48% of consumers said they had lost trust in brands during the pandemic due to misuse of personal information. As the world becomes more technology driven and...
Compliance
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Data Classification
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Blog

7 Technologies To Help Your Business With GDPR Compliance

By Chris Brook on Tue, 11/24/2020
In today’s global economy, businesses must be compliant with standards established by various countries so they can service customers around the world. One such regulation you can’t afford to ignore is the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) , which is the core of Europe’s digital privacy legislation. The GDPR applies to any organization that operates within the EU or offers goods or...
Compliance
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Data Classification
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What do companies really do with your data?

By Fortra Staff on Tue, 06/09/2020
Serious question: Has anyone, ever, consciously decided not to use a website they require (or even just want to use) because they don’t agree with a cookie consent warning? Cookie consent warnings are those little strips that appear along the bottom of virtually every website you visit nowadays (including ours), notifying users that the website uses cookies to collect user data. Some are more...
Compliance
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Data Classification
Data Identification
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Blog

GDPR: Effective Approaches for Protecting Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and Sensitive Personal Information (SPI)

By Fortra Staff on Thu, 03/01/2018
Many companies are currently in various phases of projects to comply with the European Union’s General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR) ahead of the May 2018 enforcement deadline. Many vendors and service providers speak generally about GDPR and often, in my view, over simplify solutions to issues that are raised. Rather than try to address the whole of the regulation, I want to speak specifically...
Compliance
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Data Classification
Data Protection
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Blog

Seven Reasons to Classify Your Data

By Fortra Staff on Wed, 01/03/2018
The best way to protect and govern your data is to let it tell your business applications and infrastructure what it contains. Chris Farrelly, General Manager at HANDD Business Solutions, explains how that’s possible and why you should do it A quick Google search on “data, lifeblood, and business” turns up dozens of headlines, each with a hoary old cliché: data is the lifeblood of your company...
Compliance
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Data Classification