A New Law Could Change the Way You Build Database Applications
Apr 26, 2010, 13:32 (4 Talkback[s])
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"Massachusetts recently passed a sweeping new data security law
that will have a profound impact on the way the United States, and
perhaps the rest of the world, manages and develops data-centric
applications. Oddly, most people in the business don't seem to know
about it.
"Google "Massachusetts data security law, 201 CMR 17.00" and
you'll find plenty of facts about the new law. I also encourage you
to read InformationWeek's "States' Rights Come to Security
Forefront: Massachusetts' new data protection law reaches beyond
its borders. Are you ready?" It's one of the best summaries I've
seen. But even it falls short of helping you understand the
profound impact of this law.
"Here are the basics of the new law. If you have personally
identifiable information (PII) about a Massachusetts resident, such
as a first and last name, then you have to encrypt that data on the
wire and as it's persisted."
Why would anyone need MS SQL Server to encrypt network
transactions and databases? --ed
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