With the Data Availability and Transparency Act due to be introduced this year, now is more crucial than ever for government agencies to address how they will prepare to leverage the opportunities that data sharing offers. Preparation will also be key in overcoming the barriers that prevent effective data sharing, including the need for buy-in, and a lack of staff data … [Read more...] about 2nd Annual Advancing Data Sharing in Government
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Deutschland Becomes the Battlegrounds of the Data Privacy Debate
Countries all over the world are trying to balance the needs of data scalability with consumer privacy. They are struggling to make this happen, although they have finally started making some progress. California recently passed a new data privacy law, which is the first of its kind in the United States. However, Germany seems to be far ahead of the United States in terms of … [Read more...] about Deutschland Becomes the Battlegrounds of the Data Privacy Debate
Does your Backup have a Backup?
Backup is important for every enterprise environment because data has become an integral part of every industry. And with backups, enterprises can make sure they do not lose crucial data. But what if they lose their data and their backups? Troublesome thought, isn't it? But the question is: Is it even possible? Isn't a backup solution enough? Even thinking about setting up a … [Read more...] about Does your Backup have a Backup?
Data Breach Incident Response Plan: Essential Steps
Cyber threats put your business data in danger. The business sensitive data, as well as personal details, including credit card information, health records, and social security numbers, can be stolen. It is inevitable that data breach incidents show up in your business data systems. Every organization should have a clear, specific, and current data breach incident response … [Read more...] about Data Breach Incident Response Plan: Essential Steps
The Difference Between Big Data and Identity Theft
On the flight back from the London Big Data Week, tasked with writing an article about the rise of identity theft, I had a rare moment of insight where the two topics suddenly presented themselves as two aspects of the same phenomenon. One of the primary values of working with Big Data, after all, is that one may use insights drawn from one aspect of consumer behaviour to drive … [Read more...] about The Difference Between Big Data and Identity Theft
