TOSS Corporation – News

August 18, 2009 - 201 CMR 17 Amendment

August 17, 2009 - 201 CMR 17 - The Massachusetts Undersecretary of the Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulations, Barbara Anthony today announced adjustments to Massachusetts’ identify theft regulations that maintain protections and also reinforces flexibility in compliance by small businesses.

New language in the regulations recognizes that the size of a business and the amount of personal information it handles plays a role in the data security plan the business creates. The new language requires safeguards that are appropriate to the size, scope and type of business handling the information; the amount of resources available to the business; the amount of stored data; and the need for security and confidentiality of both consumer and employee information.

The updated regulations will take effect March 1, 2010.

Notice: There will be a public hearing on the changes on Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. at the Transportation Building, 10 Park Plaza, Boston.

(The Announcement and Amended Regulations will be posted shortly.)

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June 4, 2009 - Senator Seeks to Amend CMR 17 Regulation

State Senate Chairman Michael Morrissey Seeks to Amend Mass. 201 CMR 17 Regulation

Senator Morrissey has presented a Bill (SB 173) to the Senate and at a public hearing in May proposing revisions to the regulation. The Bill provides revisions to specific encryption requirements and the jurisdiction of the law beyond state borders. He also suggests creating separate regulations for small businesses with unique situations and resources. Read the Bill...

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February 13, 2009 - MGL 93H CMR 17 Due Date Changed

TOSS Provides Solution for Businesses to Comply with New Massachusetts State Regulation 201 CMR 17

Last week, February 12, 2009, the date for compliance with the new Personal Information Protection regulations (201 CMR 17.00) was changed again. The deadline for full compliance is now January 1, 2010.

This is the second time the deadline has been pushed back. It was originally January 1, 2009. In November, certain portions were pushed back to May 1, 2009, and others to January 1, 2010. Below are links to the advisory put out by the Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation, and the regulations.

Contact TOSS now for an evaluation and customized solution for your business, or read more about our CMR 17 solutions »

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January 22, 2009 - Are you CMR 17 Compliant?

TOSS^® Provides Solution for Businesses to Comply with New Mass. State Regulation CMR 17 On September 2, 2008, Governor Deval Patrick signed into law a comprehensive Identity Theft Prevention Regulation. ALL businesses and municipalities in Massachusetts must comply with this regulation. The deadline for compliance is now January 1, 2010.

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January 21, 2009 - TOSS is now VAC

TOSS^® is now officially a VMware Authorized Consulting Partner

On January 5, 2009, TOSS^® Corporation was officially approved and enrolled into VMware's VAC Partner program, and is now a VMware Authorized Consultant. TOSS^® has been delivering solutions built on VMware for the past 8 years as a VIP and enterprise partner. The decision to upgrade our partner status is based on our desire to access VMware consulting methodologies specific to new offerings developed by VMware, as well as custom scripts developed and used for delivering VMware service offerings. We are confident our new partnership will provide an additional layer of depth and knowledge when implementing virtual solutions built on VMware.

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