Category: IT/IP Data Protection

How organizations should now think about data protection

September 14, 2020

After the Privacy Shield court ruling, organizations will need to re-think the safeguards around personal data transferred outside of the EU. On 16 July 2020, the European Court of Justice (CJEU) invalidated the European Union (EU)-US Privacy Shield Decision, while upholding the validity of the Standard Contractual Clauses Decision (SCC Decision), and therefore the use … More How organizations should now think about data protection

EY Global Information Security Survey 2018–19

November 14, 2018

Is cybersecurity about more than protection? More than two decades after EY began researching organizations’ awareness of the growing cybersecurity threat — and their response — the need to engage with this issue from board level down is more pressing than ever. Attacks continue to grow in both number and sophistication. The range of bad … More EY Global Information Security Survey 2018–19

Can You Do More With Less Information Security Vendors?

November 7, 2018

With the World Economic Forum rating a large-scale cybersecurity breach as one of the five most serious risks facing the world today, the information security (infosec) market has been evolving rapidly as threats have proliferated. With its rise as a boardroom topic and an explosion of vendors serving the market, the infosec landscape has become more complex … More Can You Do More With Less Information Security Vendors?

Crossing the chasm: Lessons learned in transitioning to the SaaS business model

August 15, 2017

Read the full report here. The last decade has seen software buyers express ever-increasing preference for purchasing software as a service (SaaS). Most new entrants in the software space have been SaaS-native, but what about the thousands of software vendors that started out with traditional licensing models? How can they transition to SaaS? Where on … More Crossing the chasm: Lessons learned in transitioning to the SaaS business model

EU: Court of Justice rules on dynamic IP addresses

May 16, 2017

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has weighed-in on a long debated area of data protection law by ruling that the definition of personal data extends to dynamic IP addresses. In a ruling dated 19 October 2016 (ref.: C582/14), the ECJ found that dynamic IP addresses constitute personal data whenever the website host that processed … More EU: Court of Justice rules on dynamic IP addresses

EY infuses blockchain into enterprises and across industries with launch of EY Ops Chain

May 3, 2017

EY has announced the launch of EY Ops Chain, a set of applications and services aimed at helping organizations commercialize the use of blockchain technology across the enterprise. EY Ops Chain combines blockchain-based services developed jointly by EY and industry collaborators, combining EY’s full range of consulting, tax and audit expertise to drive enhanced business … More EY infuses blockchain into enterprises and across industries with launch of EY Ops Chain

Cyber economics: getting the board on board with cybersecurity

April 21, 2017

This article was first published on betterworkingworld.ey.com Could you explain how a cyber breach affects your bottom line? Cyber economics aims to do just that What is the true impact of a cyber breach? Lost data? Angry customers? A negative hit to your corporate reputation? With so many variables, many of which can be difficult … More Cyber economics: getting the board on board with cybersecurity

Out now: EY Corporate & Commercial Law — global update, Spring 2017 edition

April 4, 2017

We are pleased to present the Spring 2017 edition of our Corporate and Commercial Law global update. This quarterly publication highlights a range of international corporate law matters and covers recent law developments in specific countries. In this issue, we have articles from a total of 36 jurisdictions on current legal affairs around the globe: … More Out now: EY Corporate & Commercial Law — global update, Spring 2017 edition

With blockchain, what comes first, opportunity or threat?

March 24, 2017

First published on betterworkingworld.ey.com Blockchain is more than just a data security protocol — it could transform the way industries and individuals do business Blockchain and the proliferation of the Internet of Things (IoT) presents an important opportunity to revolutionize supply chains, payments and revenue streams. But there are several unknowns and a number of … More With blockchain, what comes first, opportunity or threat?