Data Protection June 8, 2023

Beyond requirements: Tapping the business potential of data governance and security

3 min read - Doom and gloom. Fear, uncertainty and doubt. The “stick” versus the “carrot”. What do these concepts have in common? They have often provided the primary motivation for organizations’ data governance and security strategies. For the enterprise, this mindset has perpetuated…

Data Protection May 25, 2023

Heads up CEO! Cyber risk influences company credit ratings

4 min read - More than ever, cybersecurity strategy is a core part of business strategy. For example, a company’s cyber risk can directly impact its credit rating. Credit rating agencies continuously strive to gain a better understanding of the risks that companies face.…

Risk Management March 20, 2023

The role of finance departments in cybersecurity

3 min read - Consumers are becoming more aware of the data companies collect about them, and place high importance on data security and privacy. Though consumers aren’t aware of every data breach, they are justifiably concerned about what happens to the data companies…

Data Protection March 7, 2023

Meeting today’s complex data privacy challenges

4 min read - Pop quiz: Who is responsible for compliance and data privacy in an organization? Is it a) the security department, b) the IT department, c) the legal department, d) the compliance group or e) all of the above? If you answered…

Data Protection January 27, 2023

Data privacy: How the growing field of regulations impacts businesses

4 min read - The proposed rules over artificial intelligence (AI) in the European Union (EU) are a harbinger of things to come. Data privacy laws are becoming more complex and growing in number and relevance. So, businesses that seek to become — and…

Government January 6, 2023

California v. Congress: Data protection law showdown

5 min read - When it comes to data protection laws, the United States has long lagged behind Europe, whose  General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect in 2018 as the gold standard in data protection. Also, in 2018, California passed the California…

Data Protection December 23, 2022

How the CCPA is shaping other state’s data privacy

5 min read - Privacy laws are nothing new when it comes to modern-day business. However, since the global digitization of data and the sharing economy took off, companies have struggled to keep up with an ever-changing legal landscape while still fulfilling their obligations…

Intelligence & Analytics December 22, 2022

What can we learn from recent cyber history?

4 min read - The Center for Strategic and International Studies compiled a list of significant cyber incidents dating back to 2003. Compiling attacks on government agencies, defense and high-tech companies or economic crimes with losses of more than a million dollars, this list…

Zero Trust September 16, 2022

Modern Data Security Needs a Modern Solution

4 min read - The role of a data security analyst isn’t an easy one. It has always been hard to address data security because of the volume, speed and variety of data in the IT landscape. However, over the last few years, the…

Data Protection August 1, 2022

How to Prepare for and Respond to a Data Privacy Breach

4 min read - Before I started covering cybersecurity, I thought the term ‘breach’ had a single meaning — that an attacker stole data from a computer system. I also thought all the different versions of the word meant the same thing. However, I’ve…