New Law Requires Personal and Financial Electronic Data to be Encrypted. CDMworld helps you comply.
The state of Massachusetts recently passed a law protecting its residents from the unlawful use or theft of private or financial data.
Law 201 CMR 17.00 pertains to “every person that owns or licenses personal information about a resident of the Commonwealth,” and requires “encryption of all transmitted records and files containing personal information that will travel across public networks, and encryption of all data containing personal information to be transmitted wirelessly.” ANY company which houses, manages, processes or distributes the personal data of Massachusetts residents is required to guarantee its protection.
The electronic transmission of a names, credit card numbers, bank account or debit card numbers, financial records, driver’s license numbers and social security numbers must not be distributed to others without encryption of the email in which it is contained.
Enforcement of this law will include up to a $5,000 fine per violation and up to $50,000 for each instance of improper disposal of personal data.
CDMworld’s highly secure, web-based email encryption service helps remove the risks associated with data loss, regulatory and corporate policy violations. Our policy-based email encryption service is easy to use, does not require any technical knowledge and eliminates the administrative overhead associated with traditional encryption systems. Emails can be encrypted on-demand by the end user, or by the company’s administrator using content-based policies which will automatically encrypt messages based on the use of sensitive or personal information.
