Simplify Your Privacy Approach to Overcome CCPA Challenges

Simplify Your Privacy Approach to Overcome CCPA Challenges
By building a privacy-forward culture from the ground up and automating processes, organizations can simplify their approach to privacy and be prepared for any upcoming regulations.

The July 1 enforcement date for the California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA) has come and gone, but how confident are companies that they're compliant with that and other regulations? TrustArc polled 1,500 privacy professionals around the globe to gauge readiness for CCPA, as well as the overall state of privacy compliance. It turns out that for quite a few organizations, compliance is still a work in progress.


Just more than one-quarter (27%) of respondents have either some, very little, or no confidence that their company is able to keep all of their employees' and customers' relevant data secure and protected. The facets of their organizations in which respondents most lack confidence include training, tools and technology, and mindfulness.


Respondents cite a number of challenges that may affect their confidence, including increased usage of third-party technologies such as videoconferencing platforms, staying current with changing regulations, and managing risks.


The following suggestions will help organizations overcome the challenges of third-party technologies and their underlying data, an ever-changing privacy-regulation landscape, and maintaining organizational mindfulness.


Implement Additional Security Layers for Third-Party TechnologyTo enable employees to work remotely, numerous companies have been forced to quickly adopt new third-party applications or use existing third parties differently during the COVID-19 crisis. To manage vendor risk effectively, it is essential that companies assess new vendors before beginning to use them. Third-party risk assessment is a critical step to ensure data privacy during remote work.


After vetting third-party vendors, companies can implement an additional layer of security, such as secure video meetings. Organizations should require employees to use password-protected videoconference services and encourage the ..

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