EU–US Privacy Shield

Northern Light Secures European Union-U.S. Data Privacy Framework Certification

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Tuesday, February 13, 2024

BOSTON, Feb. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Northern Light ® today announced it has received certification for the European Union (EU)-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF), U.K.-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, and the Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, providing assurance to its European clients that personal information about users contained within Northern Light SinglePoint™ strategic research portals is secure.

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  • BOSTON, Feb. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Northern Light ® today announced it has received certification for the European Union (EU)-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF), U.K.-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, and the Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, providing assurance to its European clients that personal information about users contained within Northern Light SinglePoint™ strategic research portals is secure.
  • Many of Northern Light's clients, all of which are multi-billion-dollar enterprises, have operations in the European Economic Area.
  • The DPF replaces the now deprecated Privacy Shield certification which Northern Light previously held.
  • Companies that maintained their Privacy Shield certification during the interim period between the two certification standards received priority in the processing of their applications for the DPF, and Northern Light did this so that it could receive the DPF certification without undue delay.

Tealium's Digital Velocity Summit returns, focused on future-proofing businesses to survive expanding data privacy and security regulations

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Wednesday, May 3, 2023

SAN DIEGO, May 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Tealium, the largest independent and most trusted customer data platform (CDP), is hosting its annual Digital Velocity (DV) Summit virtually from May 9-11, highlighting how enterprise leaders should future-proof their business in today's transitional market. Sponsored by AWS and Meta and kicked off by social media influencer and comedian Corporate Natalie, this year's summit will drive thousands of attendees to four dynamic sessions over three days, hosting critical conversations on how to position for success and prepare for a dynamic future.

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  • "With major industry and economic shifts like signal loss, data breaches, and strengthening privacy regulations, the future remains unpredictable.
  • That is exactly why companies need to act now," said Jeff Lunsford, CEO at Tealium.
  • In 2013, Tealium launched the first-ever CDP with the mission of creating a secure, compliant global platform that helps companies improve customer data actionability and value.
  • Tealium has also achieved a pedigree of third-party security and privacy certifications including ISO 27001 & 27018, Privacy Shield, and SSAE18 SOC 2 Type I & II.

Sauce Labs Renews SOC 2 Type II Certification Adding Availability and Confidentiality Trust Principles

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Wednesday, February 1, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sauce Labs Inc, the leading provider of continuous testing and remediation solutions, has earned its SOC 2 Type II certification from American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) for the third consecutive year.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sauce Labs Inc, the leading provider of continuous testing and remediation solutions, has earned its SOC 2 Type II certification from American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) for the third consecutive year.
  • This year the company increased the scope of the audit by adding the Availability and Confidentiality Trust Principles to the original Security principle, further demonstrating its commitment to the security and integrity of its customer data.
  • Sauce Labs is committed to maintaining the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information via rigorous risk management procedures, systems, and controls, as well as data protection principles set forth by global privacy laws.
  • The company is compliant with CSA, California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and Privacy Shield.

IronCore Labs Mentioned in Gartner® Report on Preparing for the Quantum World With Crypto-Agility

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Tuesday, October 18, 2022

"SaaS Shield helps software companies prepare for massive changes to best practices in cryptography as quantum computers get more powerful," said Patrick Walsh, CEO of IronCore Labs.

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  • "SaaS Shield helps software companies prepare for massive changes to best practices in cryptography as quantum computers get more powerful," said Patrick Walsh, CEO of IronCore Labs.
  • "It's important for companies to prepare now for what will one day be a major upheaval across industries.
  • The Gartner report "Preparing for the Quantum World With Crypto-Agility" by Mark Horvath, Brian Lowans and Joerg Fritsch states that a "Failure to migrate to new quantum-safe cryptographic algorithms can leave application and data security at risk of compromise.
  • Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner's research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact.

IronCore Labs Mentioned in Gartner® Report on Preparing for the Quantum World With Crypto-Agility

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Tuesday, October 18, 2022

"SaaS Shield helps software companies prepare for massive changes to best practices in cryptography as quantum computers get more powerful," said Patrick Walsh, CEO of IronCore Labs.

Key Points: 
  • "SaaS Shield helps software companies prepare for massive changes to best practices in cryptography as quantum computers get more powerful," said Patrick Walsh, CEO of IronCore Labs.
  • "It's important for companies to prepare now for what will one day be a major upheaval across industries.
  • The Gartner report "Preparing for the Quantum World With Crypto-Agility" by Mark Horvath, Brian Lowans and Joerg Fritsch states that a "Failure to migrate to new quantum-safe cryptographic algorithms can leave application and data security at risk of compromise.
  • Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner's research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact.

EU Data Protection Laws Impacts Small e-Commerce Companies World Wide

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Tuesday, August 2, 2022

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Italian Supervisory Authority (SA) recently ruled that Google Analytics was non-compliant with EU data protection rules. They banned the popular analytics tool, finding that the protections Google applied were not sufficient to address the risk, and the use of Google Analytics violates the bloc's data protection rules over the data export issue.(1) Compounding the trouble, an e-Commerce website using Google Analytics without the safeguards set out in the EU GDPR violates data protection law putting any e-Commerce business at a major risk. "Now more than ever, small and mid-size companies need to own their data," explains Mikel Lindsaar, StoreConnect CEO. "Everything they collect from their customers should end up in their own store and database, making them compliant with GDPR."

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Italian Supervisory Authority (SA) recently ruled that Google Analytics was non-compliant with EU data protection rules.
  • "Now more than ever, small and mid-size companies need to own their data," explains Mikel Lindsaar, StoreConnect CEO.
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    Businesses using Google Analytics must therefore have a technical understanding of their data flows, including where the data is going, who is receiving the data and how the data is protected.
  • Cookies are also used to track data, but they are not the only means of collecting and transferring data.

Xtel Launches New Data Center in New York City Market

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Wednesday, July 27, 2022

NEWARK, N.J., July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Amid a rise in cybercrime and digital transformation, Xtel Communications, an innovative telecommunications, cloud and network security solutions specialist, announces its third data center in the sought-after New York market. The facility, located in Newark, New Jersey, adds to the company's growing data center portfolio. Xtel's other facilities are strategically located in Philadelphia at 401 N. Broad, the renowned international gateway, and Plano, Texas.

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  • NEWARK, N.J., July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Amid a rise in cybercrime and digital transformation, Xtel Communications, an innovative telecommunications, cloud and network security solutions specialist, announces its third data center in the sought-after New York market.
  • In addition, the data center will provide robust DDoS attack mitigation options to enable more secure environments.
  • Each data center is annually recertified for major compliance frameworks, including FedRAMP, FISMA, SSAE18, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, and Privacy Shield GDPR.
  • "As enterprises and businesses continue to scale and digitally transform, the addition of our New York Market data center adds critical cybersecurity services, connectivity and redundancy to a prominent, stable market with an ever-growing, favorable business climate," states Brian Flynn, President of Xtel.

Startups Get Two Years Free Access To Encryption Tools With New IronCore Labs Startup Program

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Monday, February 28, 2022

BOULDER, Colo., Feb. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- IronCore Labs, the leading provider of data security for modern cloud applications, announced the IronCore Labs Startup Program that gives two years of free data security tools to qualified startups.

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  • BOULDER, Colo., Feb. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- IronCore Labs, the leading provider of data security for modern cloud applications, announced the IronCore Labs Startup Program that gives two years of free data security tools to qualified startups.
  • "We feel strongly that protecting sensitive data should start as soon as possible in a startup's lifecycle," said Patrick Walsh, CEO of IronCore Labs.
  • To be eligible for the program, startups need to be VC funded, less than 5 years old, and have less than $5M raised.
  • Once a company is accepted into the IronCore Labs Startup Program, they have access to any Pro Level product.

CobbleStone® Now Offers Integration With Unanet ERP for Enhanced CLM Experience

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Tuesday, February 22, 2022

The CobbleStone Contract Insight CLM now offers integration with Unanet ERP, giving government contractors (GovCons) an integrated solution.

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  • The CobbleStone Contract Insight CLM now offers integration with Unanet ERP, giving government contractors (GovCons) an integrated solution.
  • This integration furthers CobbleStone's offering of leading-edge contract management, eProcurement , eSourcing , and vendor management software solutions to Unanet software users.
  • CobbleStone's integration with Unanet ERP allows CobbleStone and Unanet users to take advantage of leading solution providers for their contract lifecycle management and enterprise resource planning for streamlined information technology processes.
  • CobbleStone Software is a leader in contract management software whose flagship CLM software CobbleStone Contract Insight streamlines contract management, vendor management, procurement, and sourcing process while offering seamless integration, ease of use, and high scalability.