Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation issues extension to tough data security regulations. This is the second time the deadline has been extended. The regulations mandate that personal information, a combination of a name along with a Social Security number, bank account number, or credit card number, be encrypted when stored on portable devices, or transmitted wirelessly or on public networks. The new safeguards are fundamental standards that will keep information safer and will help businesses reinforce a vital sense of trust with customers, officials say.”]