[March 01, 2010] Application Security, Inc. Announces Solution for Mass 201 Data Privacy Regulation Tweet NEW YORK --(Business Wire)-- Application Security (News - Alert), Inc., the leading provider of database security, risk and compliance solutions for the enterprise, today announced a critical update for its market-leading products AppDetectivePro™ for auditors and IT advisors, and DbProtect™ for the enterprise - in response to the Massachusetts Data Privacy Law 201 CMR 17 effective March 1, 2010. AppSec has developed a policy available via free download that will help customers ensure they are in compliance with new Massachusetts state regulations affecting all organizations that own, store, license, process, transmit, receive or handle Massachusetts residents' personal information (PI). The downloadable policy will allow automated assessment of the database and includes a MA 201 CMR 17 compliance checklist, complete with detailed guidance on how to configure specific settings within Oracle, Microsoft (News - Alert) SQL Server, IBM DB2, Sybase, MySQL and Lotus Notes/Domino to ensure compliance with the law. What You Need To Know: This law impacts nearly every enterprise organization in the United States and all businesses in Massachusetts that store Massachusetts residents' PI All PI data that belongs to Massachusetts residents must be protected at rest and in transit PI data includes, but is not limited to, driver's license numbers, social security numbers, financial account numbers, and credit/debit card numbers Massachusetts is the first U.S. state to pass a stringent data privacy law -- other states will likely follow The Mass 201 law has very specific requirements for organizations to follow, for a detailed list of requirements visit our website: http://www.appsecinc.com/solutions/mass201 What You Need to Do: For AppSec customers: If you are currently using DbProtect or AppDetectivePro go to: http://www.appsecinc.com/solutions/mass201 to download the Mass 201 policy. For Free Trial and New Customers: If you are not currently an AppSec customer, go to: http://www.appsecinc.com/downloads/appdetectivepro/ to download a free trial of AppDetectivePro View our Recent Webinar: AppSec recently hosted a webinar with KPMG on how to achieve and maintain in compliance with this new law. To view the archived Webinar go to: http://www.appsecinc.com/solutions/mass201 "This new law impacts not only Massachusetts-based organizations, but also companies across the country that maintain Massachusetts resident information, said Josh Shaul, vice president of product management for AppSec. "It's mandatory that companies are in compliance and our downloadable policy enables organizations to achieve compliance in a timely manner." About Application Security, Inc. AppSec is the leading provider of database security, risk and compliance (SRC) solutions for the enterprise. AppSec's agentless approach - AppDetectivePro for auditors and IT advisors, and DbProtect for the enterprise - delivers the industry's most scalable database SRC solution and is in use around the world in the most demanding environments by over 2,000 customers. The company was named to Inc. Magazine's 2007 (Inc. 500) and 2008 list of America's Fastest Growing Private Companies, and was also named to the 2008 Deloitte (News - Alert) Technology Fast 50 by Deloitte & Touche. For more information, please visit www.appsecinc.com. DbProtect and AppDetetectivePro are trademarks of Application Security, Inc. All other product names, service marks, and trademarks mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective owner. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]