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What Your HR and Legal Teams Need to Know About the European Whistleblower Protection Directive

Globalization Partners

On October 7, 2019, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union adopted the European Whistleblower Protection Directive (Directive) which aims to protect whistleblowers who report corruption, fraud, or violations of the law in the countries of the European Union (EU). GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) compliance.

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Tech cross-border M&A sustained bullish pace in 2020 according to data from Velocity Global and Pitchbook

Velocity Global

200B cross-border IT M&A deal value in 2020 matches 2019. Cross-border IT M&A deal values in 2020 equaled that of 2019, outpacing overall global IT M&A deal value, which was down year-over-year. Furthermore, the cross-border IT deal count paced closely with a record-setting 2019 (1,326 transactions in 2020, 1,551 in 2019).

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How To Enhance Data Security In Engineering Services Using Office 365

31 West

Encryption, tokenization, multi-factor authentication, and access control are some of the security measures that every business, no matter their size or industry, implements today. Fortunately, Microsoft Office 365 users who were registered after October 22, 2019, will have the Security Default setting automatically enabled on their system.

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Rise Above the Tech Talent Shortage by Hiring in These Three Markets

Velocity Global

HR teams looking to hire the right tech talent for their companies’ needs turn to these three under-the-radar markets. . The city’s highly educated workforce contributes to its innovative environment: Shenzhen contributed almost half of China’s 49,000 international patent applications in 2019, good for the fourth-highest total in the world.

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Do You Know How Your Partners Protect Your Data? Understanding Three Common Security Standards

Velocity Global

No matter the size of your company or what industry you operate in, your data is constantly at risk. Hackers breached a staggering 37 billion user records in 2020, a 141% increase from 2019. Companies also pay fines for not meeting data protection regulations. The typical data breach costs a company $3.86

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How Can a Telemarketing Call Center Shape the Future of MSMEs?

Magellan Solutions

The latest data (2019) presented by the Philippines Statistics Authority (PSA) noted that out of 1,000,506 business enterprises in the Philippines, 99.5% (995,745) are MSMEs. . But if you use it right, your business can start making money quickly. 10 TELEMARKETING TIPS TO FUEL & BOOST YOUR BUSINESS. 1) MOTIVATE YOUR CALLERS.

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HUMAN CONTENT MODERATION: For Online Safety and Trust

Pure Moderation

billion active daily users of social media so the importance of an online presence is vital for businesses, of any size (more than 50 million small businesses use Facebook to connect with their customers). Why we need online content moderation ? There are 3.5 Results have been mixed at best.