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

May 17, 2018

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.

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What to Expect in 2019

January 25, 2019

One of my clients recently asked me what organizations should expect for information security and privacy in 2019. My short answer: More! Here is what to expect in five key areas in 2019, and beyond.

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Blogs Cyber Security Security Demystified

My Quest to end my Woes ends in a nought Outcome!

January 11, 2018

Innovative healthcare technology solutions are raising serious security and privacy concerns. And that has to be addressed. It needs to start with patient advocacy and transparency. And stricter regulations that can be tested by the patients.

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I Want to Have the ‘Cloud’ and the ‘Cake’ Too! – Part I

December 27, 2017

I was at the #Structure2017 conference and the term hybrid cloud (at last count a day and a half into a two-day conference) has been used 131 times. However – I hazard that between the panelists, interviewers or the audience members who used this term - all have different definitions interpretations of this catchphrase.

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B.J. Mendelson Talks About Your Privacy, and How to Get It Back

June 26, 2018

B.J. Mendelson discusses the Facebook antics, GDPR, and what people can do to protect their privacy now and moving into the future in his presentation at the campus of George Mason University in Virginia.

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WEF in Davos – Dominated by Security and AI – #Wow What a Long Way We Have Come!

February 2, 2018

Cybersecurity and AI has dominated the recently concluded WEF at Davos. Yet, there is still a lot more to be done in terms of close and constant cooperation between the pioneering private organizations and the forward thinking governments. Simple right? Easier said than done.

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Blogs Data Privacy Future of Privacy

Never Say Never: Your Data Is Yours, Get Paid for It

May 29, 2018

With high-profile scandals and the seemingly daily buzz of breaches, scams and exploits, it’s more and more obvious that the data points that make up your online profiles are a hot commodity. Time for the citizenry to take back their personal data and bring back responsibility into the ecosystem.

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

June 21, 2018

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?

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

February 1, 2018

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.

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From GDPR to GIPR to GPPR to GAPR

March 1, 2018

Every business that collects data will have the Insights, Prediction, Action dilemma it confronts. And for that we need a regulatory framework to set boundaries. Am I allowed to dream on? Let’s not wait for regulations. An industry sponsored consortium putting consumer rights and privacy front and center.

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What to Expect in 2019

WEF in Davos – Dominated by Security and AI – #Wow What a Long Way We Have Come!

Never Say Never: Your Data Is Yours, Get Paid for It

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

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

CISA: A Coordinated Cyber Attack by Suspected Iranian Hackers Affected Over 100 Water Systems

Iranian-Linked Cyber Attack Shuts Down a UK Power Plant

FBI, CISA, and HHS Warn about Medusa Ransomware Targeting Over 500 Critical Infrastructure Organizations