Cybersecurity definition
What is GDPR?
GDPR stands for General Data Protection Regulation.
By Cyber Tool Stack Editorial TeamUpdated
Definition
The European Union's data protection law, giving individuals rights over their personal data and requiring organizations that process it to meet strict security, consent, and breach-notification obligations, with steep fines for violations.
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HIPAAHealth Insurance Portability and Accountability ActA U.S. federal law that sets security and privacy requirements for protected health information, binding on healthcare providers, insurers, and the vendors that handle health data on their behalf.Data ClassificationLabeling data by sensitivity — public, internal, confidential, restricted — so that access controls, encryption, and handling rules can be applied automatically based on what a piece of data actually is.