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Rebecca Herold

Rebecca has 25+ years of IT, information security & privacy experience, is CEO of The Privacy Professor® consultancy & President of SIMBUS, LLC Information Security, Privacy & Compliance cloud services. Rebecca has authored 19 books and contributed to hundreds of other books & articles. Rebecca led the NIST Smart Grid Privacy Subgroup for 7 years, is co-founder of IEEE P1912, and is on many advisory boards. Rebecca was Adjunct Professor for Norwich University MSISA program for 9 years, has received numerous awards & keynoted on 5 continents. Rebecca appears regularly on KCWI23 morning show & hosts VoiceAmerica radio show “Data Security & Privacy with the Privacy Professor.” Rebecca is based in Des Moines, Iowa, USA.

Privacy Intelligence

12 Reasons Why Data Privacy Protection Brings Business Value

Rebecca Herold Sep 3, 2018 2

Throughout the past couple of decades, I have identified a dozen reasons why data privacy protection brings many business values, and should not be brushed aside or minimized in importance.

Privacy Intelligence

3 Things You Must Know About Security and Privacy Training

Rebecca Herold Jul 12, 2018 0

Too many organizations either provide for no security and privacy training and awareness or take a completely inadequate or ineffective (bad) approach. Effective regular training and ongoing awareness can provide tremendous return on significantly better security and privacy practices.

Privacy Intelligence

Not Providing Training? You Will Fail Privacy & Data Security!

Rebecca Herold Jun 21, 2018 0

Why is there always some information security or privacy pros who insist on proclaiming that user awareness and training is a waste of time and money?

Privacy Intelligence

Your View of “Personal Information” is Probably Not Wide Enough

Rebecca Herold May 17, 2018 0

In the past few months the amount of talk, advice, debates, and claims about the EU GDPR which goes into effect May 25, has escalated to a fever pitch. And there is the rub. Most organizations do not know really know or understand what “personal data,” the GDPR term, is as it applies to their organization.

Privacy Intelligence

Will Your Contracted Service Providers’ Breaches Take Down Your Business?

Rebecca Herold Apr 13, 2018 0

7 notified Sears, Best Buy, Delta, and other clients using their platform, about a data breach six months after the breach occurred. What should service providers and organizations that contract these third parties be doing better to protect their customers' privacy and personal data?

Privacy Intelligence

Are You Protecting the Privacy of the Deceased?

Rebecca Herold Mar 22, 2018 0

Do we need to protect the privacy of the deceased? Let’s look at the two kingpins of privacy regulation mentioned earlier – HIPAA and GDPR. We then take a brief view at a few of the literally hundreds of other personal information protection laws with regard to if and how they relate to the protection of the deceased.

Privacy Intelligence

Protect Your Home and Business Privacy from Ransomware

Rebecca Herold Feb 23, 2018 0

Individuals, business leaders, and all other types of organization leaders need to improve their ransomware protections to protect their personal data, preserve privacy, and maintain access to their other data. What are some of the simple steps to avoid being a ransomware victim?

Privacy Intelligence

Twenty-Four Years Addressing Privacy: What’s Changed and What Hasn’t

Rebecca Herold Feb 1, 2018 0

While so much has changed in technology and addressing privacy, it is important to never forget the lessons of the past. The basic categories of privacy risks are still the same and the general concepts for mitigating those risks are also pretty much the same as they were decades ago.

Data Protection

Where’s Your Data? Privacy Challenges for IT Leaders

Rebecca Herold Feb 22, 2017 0

This article is based on a presentation made during the Data Privacy Asia 2016 conference held on 9-11 November 2016 by well-known and widely respected information security, privacy and compliance expert Rebecca Herold. Rebecca addresses how IT leaders are increasingly challenged by the myriad of physical, legal,…

Resources

Where’s Your Data? Privacy Challenges for IT Leaders (Video)

Rebecca Herold Nov 10, 2016 0

When it comes to personal data, you need to know who has access, who processes the data, what is the legal location, what are the considerations for law enforcement access, and answers to many other questions to avoid running afoul of data protection laws. How do you bring order to the chaos for better data governance?

Data Privacy

eBook: Using ISACA’s Privacy Principles to Create an Effective Privacy Program

Rebecca Herold Oct 18, 2016 0

To help information security, privacy and compliance professionals architect and implement the best security and privacy practices for your organization, Rebecca Herold, lead developer and author of ISACA's Privacy Principles and Program Management Guide, provides an overview of the 14 principles and explain the…

Data Privacy

Webinar: Using ISACA’s Privacy Principles to Create an Effective Privacy Program

Rebecca Herold Sep 22, 2016 0

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