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Case Study

Identifying a New Cloud-Based IAM Solution for a G…

A global retail company, owned by one of the most recognizable names in fashion, approached Focal Point in the Fall of 2016 to assess its current Identity and Access Management (IAM) program.
Blog

SOC 1, SOC 2, or SOC 2+ – Which SOC Report I…

Understanding how your organization’s financial, IT, and operational controls are safeguarding your data is critical to building trust and transparency. For service providers, you must provide assurance that these controls are operating effectively to a wide range of audiences: board members, stakeholders, customers,…
Blog

The MFA Vulnerability You May Be Missing

With the first major outbreak of malware used to exploit BlueKeep (CVE-2019-0708) on the horizon, companies need to ensure their perimeter is secure now more than ever. If you are reading this and have not yet heard about BlueKeep, you should stop right now and start submitting emergency change requests. This blog post…
Blog

Beyond the CCPA: Nevada’s New Internet Priva…

As of October 1, 2019, Nevada's New Internet Privacy Law, SB 220, officially went into effect. Nevada has marked itself as a pioneer, becoming the first state to follow California’s lead and enact its own privacy legislation. On May 29, 2019, Nevada’s governor approved SB 220, which amends the state’s existing on…
Case Study

GDPR and CCPA Compliance Readiness Services

A global hospitality company (the Company) initially partnered with Focal Point in October 2017 for GDPR readiness services, specifically to…
Blog

Beyond the GDPR: A Look at China’s National …

While the world was rushing to meet the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) 2018 deadline, China released the Cybersecurity Law (CSL) in June of 2017. This law laid out broad principles regarding China’s cyber governance but left key issues regarding implementation and scope rather vague. Over the past t…
Blog

How the CCPA Is Impacting State Data Protection Le…

Updated January 2, 2019 Shortly after the EU implemented the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), California passed its own privacy legislation – the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). This act went into effect in January 2020 (enforcement is slated for July) and is causing a national shift in the data pri…
Case Study

Preventing Interruptions with a Business Continuit…

One of the largest dental benefits administrators in the United States, representing over 20 million Americans, engaged Focal Point for…
Blog

What Does the Brexit Extension Mean for Data Prote…

Nearly three years after Great Britain began its exit from the European Union (EU), the original departure deadline of March 29, 2019 has passed. A two-week extension was originally granted when a withdrawal agreement was not approved by the House of Commons, but once again, that time allowance was not long enough for …