Imagine posting a picture on Facebook of yourself and your mates clubbing and the next thing you know you are getting a phone call from a United States (U.S.) government representative asking you about your night out. Scary, isnt it? This way George Orwells quote Big Brother is Watching You in his book 1984, is becoming fact rather than being fiction.[1] In order to prevent … [Read more...] about Privacy Shield – Houston, We Still Have a Problem!
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How Big Data Has Changed Public Policy
It is predicted that this year alone, global IP traffic will reach 1.1 Zettabytes, which is equivalent to 1 billion Gigabytes. We are inundated with more data than we can possibly analyze, but getting it in front of the right people who can make sense out of it is the era of Big Data that we have long since entered. For some time of its earlier years, Big Data has been heralded … [Read more...] about How Big Data Has Changed Public Policy
What We Need, But Dislike Following!!
How would you manage your data without rules and direction? How do you know if your efforts are working or are you treading water? Using definitions from a previous post Data Governance Landscape Data Governance (DG) The complete lifecycle of information deemed important to the organisation to mitigate risk. Example: The packaged (gross) weight of a product 540g the weight of … [Read more...] about What We Need, But Dislike Following!!
Cyberinsurance is a Key Part of a Strong Data Defense Plan
In his article in last months issue of MCC, Learning to Live with Imperfect Security, my partner Ted Kobus, co-leader of BakerHostetlers Privacy and Data Protection team, noted that when it comes to data security, being compromise ready may be a companys best defense. Becoming compromise ready in the context of cybersecurity requires focusing on a variety of issues, including … [Read more...] about Cyberinsurance is a Key Part of a Strong Data Defense Plan
