BSI launches certification program for compliance under EU, California data protection rules

The standards-writing group BSI has announced a certification program for businesses that comply with standards based on the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation and the California Consumer Privacy Act, a move that underscores the global move toward tougher data privacy and security requirements and the push to certify cybersecurity compliance.

“Organizations are facing a dual-challenge -- to collect and process an increasing volume of data, while ensuring compliance to the new and growing list of privacy regulations and new...