In dealing with Big Data, youve probably heard the term data modeling being used as a core concept in dealing with large amounts of data. Its a term you should be familiar with, and in this column, well explore what it is and, more critically, why its important. Data modeling is a branch of specialization in and of itself, and while this article will introduce you to the basic … [Read more...] about 6 Benefits of Data Modeling in the Age of Big Data
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How Secure Is Your Online Information?
Almost everything you do today uses a code. Everytime you log onto an internet service like Twitter or Facebook and send your password...everytime you log into internet banking...all of that information is protected using encryption code. - PBS NOVA - Rise of the Hackers 50 Minute Video from PBS Nova provided below. Prime numbers. Remember that from grade Four math class. If … [Read more...] about How Secure Is Your Online Information?
The Dirty Dozen Risks: Using Information Governance to Improve Information Security
No entity can completely safeguard itself from a data breach. Although that fact could lead many CIOs, CSOs, CISOs and even the few chief information governance officers to anxiety and despair, they should take heart. There are low-cost steps that can be taken as part of a good information governance program to substantially reduce an entitys risk of breach and position it for … [Read more...] about The Dirty Dozen Risks: Using Information Governance to Improve Information Security
Hacking, Data Breaches & Cyber Warfare
If you thought hacking and security are a relatively new phenomenon, think again. In 1903, magician and inventor John Nevil Maskelyne disrupted Ambrose Flemings public demonstration of a purportedly secure wireless telegraphy technology by sending insulting Morse code messages in what is now known as the first hack. Since then, the severity and number of hacking scandals, data … [Read more...] about Hacking, Data Breaches & Cyber Warfare
The Information Governance Exchange
Historically, the C-Suite has had a tendency to only prioritize Information Governance when litigation or investigations have shone a light on an unacceptable level of risk, liability and cost. However, as the majority of highly regulated corporations have now experienced the implications of leaving themselves exposed in such a way, there is now an increasing consensus that … [Read more...] about The Information Governance Exchange
