May You Live In Interesting Times: Data Privacy Day 2017

"May you live in interesting times" is purported to be a Chinese curse. Certainly, today's world of data privacy and protection likely will continue to include "interesting" times.

Here are some changes, trends and issues that have arisen or continued since Data Privacy Day 2016.

• In January the National Institute of Standards and Technology released updates to the Cybersecurity Framework to address managing cyber supply chain risks. Since its origination in February 2014, the Framework has become recognized as a standard for cybersecurity preparedness. Adopting and following its principles are predicted to save companies millions.
• US companies and government agencies suffered a record 1,093 data breaches last year, a 40% increase from 2015 according to the Identity Theft Resource Center. Not included in these numbers are incidents that have yet to be discovered or were not reported. Among the most publicized incidents are hacks of the Democratic National