Major changes in data privacy legislation are having far-reaching effects on how organizations are permitted to collect, store and use personal data.
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), together with its successor, the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), have imposed strict rules for handling personal data, and the pressure on businesses is set to intensify as new regional data protection laws come into force across the world.
Managing the vast quantities of personal information to be found around any business is a major challenge. Columbus data protection solutions deliver granular control of your enterprise content, with automated classification to make personal data easier to locate, and information lifecycle rules to ensure that data is processed in compliance with global regulations.
Real-time monitoring helps you to track and manage all activities related to personal data, such as requests for access or erasure, and head off potential compliance violations.
Security and data privacy measures built into the Columbus enterprise information management suite ensure data protection ‘by design and by default’, and include data redaction, anonymization and pseudonymization, as well as strong user authentication and tamper-evident storage, with the option of blockchain integration.
Data redaction: an easy way to control access to sensitive personal data
View data redaction in action on the Columbus DW app
GDPR information requests
The challenges
A Macro 4 study revealed the challenges UK businesses face when fulfilling GDPR information requests from customers. We help organizations to streamline information management so that they can satisfy customer requests faster and simplify GDPR compliance. Learn more about solutions for GDPR compliance
Data protection solutions: how you can benefit
Reduce the costs, risks and effort involved in complying with multiple data protection regulations
Build customer trust by responding promptly to customer requests for data access, erasure or transfer
Support data minimization through automation of your retention policies
Monitor compliance in real time to help prevent data protection violations
Additional resources
Want to find out more about our data protection solution? Take a look at these useful resources.
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Information governance
Protect, control and leverage enterprise information to achieve best practice, build trust and ensure regulatory compliance
GDPR compliance
Strengthen your brand reputation and build trust by managing personal data in line with GDPR privacy rules
Regulatory compliance
Manage the creation, classification, use, retention and disposal of information to meet your compliance obligations
Blockchain-ready EIM
Harness the power of blockchain networks to provide a trusted record of compliance processes
Archiving
Retain secure, unalterable records over the long term, and improve system performance by offloading data from your business applications
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