Does Your Website Need a Privacy Policy? State Privacy Laws Explained
When US law requires a website privacy policy, which state privacy laws reach small businesses, and the sections your policy needs to cover.
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When US law requires a website privacy policy, which state privacy laws reach small businesses, and the sections your policy needs to cover.
A plain-English summary of the GENIUS Act: who can issue stablecoins, what reserves and reports are required, who supervises issuers, when the rules start and what it all means for businesses.
CMMC is now in DoD contracts, and third-party Level 2 assessments start appearing November 10, 2026. Here's what each level requires and the first steps for small suppliers.
Car dealers, tax preparers, mortgage brokers and lenders are covered by the FTC Safeguards Rule. Here's who it applies to, the 9 required elements and a practical compliance checklist.
An outline of the core security policies to write first, what each should say, which laws may require one and how to get employees to actually follow them.
When HIPAA applies to your app, what the Privacy, Security and Breach Notification Rules require, how BAAs work, and how to build the technical safeguards into your software.
A practical AI governance checklist for growing companies, covering AI inventory, ownership, risk review, vendor checks and monitoring, mapped to NIST and ISO.
What the 18 CIS Controls are, how the 3 implementation groups work and which IG1 safeguards a small team should tackle first.
A plain-English guide to NIST CSF 2.0: the 6 functions, profiles and tiers, and how a small company can use the framework as a practical security roadmap.
What SOC 2 really is, how Type 1 and Type 2 reports differ, the 5 Trust Services Criteria, and a realistic step-by-step path from first gap assessment to your report.
How SIEM collects logs and turns them into alerts, how it differs from EDR and SOAR, how pricing works and the signs your company is ready for one.
How US state and federal breach notification rules work, who must be notified, common deadlines and a step-by-step process for the first 30 days after a breach.