by John Verry | Jun 21, 2019 | Privacy
I recently served as an expert witness in a lawsuit where a flawed Data Classification policy was a central element in the case—and ended up costing the plaintiff nearly $14 million. Needless to say, I can’t get into details, but I walked away from the case... by John Verry | Jun 20, 2019 | Privacy
As Pivot Point Security’s CISO (and with the management team’s full support) I recently decided that we will be CCPA compliant by Q1 2020, even though we are technically exempt. Why? We work for some very large companies with strong Vendor Risk Management programs,... by John Verry | May 9, 2019 | InfoSec Strategies
If your company is like many of our SMB/SME clients, GDPR was a short-lived event. You heard about the regulation, kicked-off a GDPR project, realized how significant the work effort was and how limited the likelihood of an action against your organization was, and... by John Verry | Oct 2, 2018 | ISMS Consulting
New data privacy regulations like GDPR and the California Consumer Protection Act of 2018 (CCPA) are forcing many organizations to factor privacy into their data security programs like never before. Do these new privacy mandates effectively merge the security and... by John Verry | Sep 27, 2018 | Government
With the EU’s GDPR now in force and California just enacting its Consumer Privacy Act (AB 375), the two-minute warning has sounded for US businesses that work with consumers’ personal data. You must move to implement privacy policies that align with these...
