With the increase in privacy regulations, data localization is a rapidly growing concern for companies. With the right strategies and tools in place, companies can ensure their data remains secure and compliant with privacy laws while also benefiting from its localization. In this blog, we’ll explore what data localization is, the benefits and challenges, and how using the right set of tools can help.

Email is a well-known and widely used attack vector for malware distribution, phishing, and many other types of threats. For this reason, we evaluate certain email security practices as part of the Diligence category of risk vectors used to calculate Bitsight Security Ratings. On April 30, 2024, we added a new email security evaluation focused on the use of Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance (DMARC) records.

Risk. It’s more than just an infuriating board game from your childhood. And when identity risk is involved in your cybersecurity landscape – and it will be involved, since identity is one of the most easily accessible and most frequently attacked facets of your IT environment – the potential consequences of its compromise extend well beyond losing control of a fantasy continent on a game board.

In January 2023, the European Commission (EC) released an updated version of the European Union (EU) Network and Information Security Directive (NIS2) to strengthen cybersecurity risk management across Europe’s essential services. NIS2 updates the original NIS directive and focuses more on regulations for cloud infrastructure, internet exchanges, domain service providers, and digital service providers.

The Critical Entities Resilience (CER) Directive is a new initiative in the EU that aims to ensure that critical entities providing essential services are effectively managing their network and information security. The CER Directive is part of the EU’s latest effort to build stronger cyber resilience across Europe, alongside NIS2 and the EU Cyber Resilience Act.

The Connecticut State Government signed the Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CTDPA) into law on May 10, 2022, and the law became effective on July 1, 2023. The CTDPA joins the ranks of other US state privacy laws, like the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the Colorado Privacy Act, providing Connecticut consumers with robust data privacy rights and protections.

The Oregon State Government passed Senate Bill 619, also known as the Oregon Consumer Privacy Act (OCPA), in July 2023. The OCPA will become effective on July 1, 2024, the same day the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act will also impose obligations on data controllers and processors. Oregon’s privacy legislation follows the structure of several other US data privacy laws, including the Colorado Privacy Act, the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act, and the Montana Consumer Privacy Act.

The EU Digital Single Market Strategy (DSM Strategy) is a comprehensive initiative launched by the European Union to enhance Europe’s digital economy and maximise its growth potential across member states. The strategy includes evolving policies and specific initiatives aimed at the digitalisation of the European Union and adapting it to the rapidly changing digital ecosystem.