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Prioritizing Privacy During a Pandemic
Schellman President Avani Desai discusses how organizations can maintain their focus on data privacy during COVID-19

NIST SP 800-53: Transitioning from Revision 4 to Revision 5
Schellman's Matt Hungate looks at significant changes to NIST SP 800-53, Revision 5

How Organizations Can Prioritize Privacy During a Pandemic and To What Extent
We’re living through the world’s latest pandemic. Guidelines from WHO alter normal life to preserve health but organizations and individuals are faced with another unprecedented concern—data privacy.

New York SHIELD Act
Companies that collect or process personal information about New York residents have likely heard of New York’s Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act - the SHIELD Act.

CCPA - Updated Draft Regulations
The CCPA went live on January 1, 2020. The California Attorney General (AG) has issued the second and third versions of draft CCPA regulations, following two periods of public comment.

California Privacy Law: Its Impact on Businesses
A sweeping consumer privacy law went into effect in 2020 in the state of California but it seems many businesses are still not yet ready to comply.
Your Guide To ISO 27701
ISO 27701 is valuable to organizations that have an existing ISO 27001 certification or are considering an ISO 27001 certification and want to include their privacy program into their ISMS.

How to Exert Privacy Control Over Your Home Speakers
Three leading smart speaker technology makers have suspended contractor review of consumer recordings following disclosures that the devices are nearly always listening and have captured interactions.

The Much Anticipated ISO/IEC 27701:2019
For those that were monitoring the wire, ISO 27001 was released the week of August 5th as an extension of ISO 27001 and 27002.

Cross-Border Privacy System Gains Second U.S. Compliance Agent
(Article originally published on BloombergLaw.com)

APEC announces new US accountability agent for CBPR certifications
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation is set to boost the status of its Cross-Border Privacy Rules program in the U.S.

Flexa Launches Crypto-Based Payment App
Flexa on Monday (May 13, 2019) launched a new digital payment network that uses cryptocurrencies to cut processing costs, eliminate fraud and preserve users' privacy.

Schellman Approved to Provide APEC Certification as an Accountability Agent
Schellman adds APEC Certification to its suite of compliance services. Recently, the Asia-Pacific member economies developed a privacy framework as a volunteer system that outlines...