Foundation. It is defined as a fact, an idea that provides support for something. It is also the basis of an edifice. It is also a type of makeup, apparently. At the IAPP, “Foundations” means a cool new project developed by IAPP’s training team with support from leading privacy and data protection experts. The IAPP designed
IAPP Senior Training Manager Sarah Flaherty and Training Development Manager Elizabeth Young will be presenting a LinkedIn Live next week for those who are interested in learning more about this course. They will share what went into developing the course, who can benefit from it and how, as well as why our industry needs an introductory course for future and potential privacy professionals.
Elsewhere, this week was busy for European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. She delivered her State of the European Union Sept. 14 before the European Parliament, in the unprecedented presence of Ukraine’s first lady Olena Zelenska. Von der Leyen opened her address with resolve, saying “moments ahead of us will not be easy. Much is at stake here. Not just for Ukraine — but for all of Europe and the world at large.” She added, “This is about autocracy against democracy.” Without talking about full membership to the European Union, von der Leyen unequivocally painted Ukraine’s future with a proactive integration into the EU Single Market.
At a different level, the European Commission released this week a new policy proposal dubbed the Cyber Resilience Act, a draft regulation on horizontal cybersecurity requirements for products with digital elements. It aims to address security issues in digital products and ancillary services, to reduce the vulnerability of Internet of Things items. According to the European Commission, the legislative proposal serves four objectives: ensure that manufacturers improve the security of products with digital elements since the design and development phase and throughout the whole life cycle; ensure a coherent cybersecurity framework, facilitating compliance for hardware and software producers; enhance the transparency of security properties of products with digital elements; and enable businesses and consumers to use products with digital elements securely.
