Compliance Management

A ruling by the Supreme Court of Canada makes it clear that it is the responsibility of internet users to ascertain the age of people they chat with, but falls short of saying how.

Canada's privacy commissioner has launched an investigation against an online dating service.

Yet another federal data security and breach notification bill has been introduced in Congress.

The effects of last year's regulatory changes have already begun to surface, reports Angela Moscaritolo.

Pharmacy chain Rite Aid will pay a $1 million fine and take corrective actions to settle charges of violating the HIPAA Privacy Rule.

SC Magazine Deputy Editor Dan Kaplan sits down with Tripwire's Michael Thelander to learn whether compliance remains a driver for organizations, especially as new regulations pop up and existing mandates become more stringent. Thelander also touches on compliance in the cloud, and whether it can be achieved.

Reactions are mixed to a proposed U.S. House bill that would govern the collection, use and dissemination of consumer information and impose fines of up to $5 million for violators.

If Canadian companies are left to self-regulate, there's absolutely no incentive to stick their necks out on the line - and risk the financial and reputational backlash associated with data breach disclosures.