Ready for the New Authentication and Data Privacy Requirements?

By Susan Brown Faghani
Manager, Marketing and Sales Communication,
L-Soft

Consent. Security. Data privacy. We're navigating a wave of major new regulations and legislation, from the EU GDPR's sweeping requirements to the email authentication provisions in the U.S. Binding Operational Directive (BOD 18-01). Every organization is responsible for compliance.

Here are some helpful resources:

US BOD 18-01

• LISTSERV enables you, as a government IT professional, to implement required authentication policies. The DMARC solution in LISTSERV is seamless, with no compromises or loss of functionality.
• To properly comply with BOD 18-01, L-Soft recommends that all affected agencies upgrade to LISTSERV 16.0-2017a, the latest release version, now. This is a free upgrade for agencies with a current LISTSERV maintenance contract.
• LISTSERV will include HSTS support in the upcoming LISTSERV 17.0, which will enable you to benefit from a secure HTTPS connection and help prevent hacking and phishing.

EU GDPR

• LISTSERV helps you to comply with the explicit consent requirement of the EU GDPR because it’s built on double opt-in.
• LISTSERV helps to make compliance less of a chore for you because people can subscribe only with consent and can remove themselves from email lists by unsubscribing.

Remember, any organization – regardless of location – with subscribers in the EU must comply with the GDPR.

Download LISTSERV 16.0-2017a:
http://www.lsoft.com/download/listserv.asp

See official guidance on BOD 18-01 requirements:
https://cyber.dhs.gov/guide/

See resources on the EU GDPR requirements:

GDPR Portal:
https://www.eugdpr.org/

EU Resource:
https://ec.europa.eu/

UK Resource:
https://ico.org.uk/

Additional Resources:
https://www.eugdpr.org/more-resources-1.html

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