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Insights and opinions on data protection, privacy and cybersecurity contributed by thought leaders from around the world.

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Cyber Security Insights

Follow the Leader: NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulation Leads the Way for Other States and Industries

July 16, 2018

The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) Cybersecurity Regulation blazed a trail in 2017, forming the basis for similar laws for other industries in other states. Currently, the regulation serves as a useful model for managing cybersecurity risks, regardless of industry. Read More

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Data Protection Insights

Where’s Your Data? Privacy Challenges for IT Leaders

February 22, 2017

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, political and logical considerations for data residency. Read More

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Data Privacy Insights

What Do Tech Industry Leaders Have to Say about Data Privacy Day

January 28, 2019

This year’s Data Privacy Day is especially significant given a tumultuous 2018 with numerous data misuse cases and massive data breaches. A year data privacy came into public consciousness. So what do tech industry leaders have to say about Data Privacy Day 2019? Read More

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Cyber Security Insights

Getting Defensive: Expert Advice on Cybersecurity

July 2, 2018

CPO Magazine sat down with Prashant Pai and Scott Stransky at Verisk to understand what companies should consider when shoring their cybersecurity defenses. Read More

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Cyber Security Insights

Strava Heat Map Incident: How Civilian Technology in Military Settings Needs to Be Controlled

August 29, 2018

As location-based services become ubiquitous and the rise of selfie soldiers, the Strava heat map incident shows the difficulty in governing civilian technology in military settings. Read More

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Cyber Security Insights

How China’s Social Credit System Will Erode Privacy in the West

February 22, 2019

By now, the Social Credit System that the Republic of China has been planning to implement since 2014 is known about across the globe. If you think the Western world is miles apart from taking measures even remotely similar to the SCC in China, then you’re dead wrong. Read More

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Cyber Security Insights

Pirated Game of Thrones Episodes are a Popular Means of Malware and Phishing Attacks

April 22, 2019

When you pirate the Game of Thrones, you win or you get malware. Or perhaps fall victim to a phishing attack. Hackers are targeting millions of fans who want to watch the TV show for free. Read More

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Cyber Security Insights

Defending Key Assets via Data Recovery and Protection Planning

November 13, 2018

Data recovery and protection planning is a crucial task and responsibility for any data center manager, and it is important in creating buoyant infrastructures. What are the crucial steps to formulate an effective plan? Read More

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Data Protection Insights

Privacy Law in Australia: Breach Reporting, New Frontiers of Big Data and Differences with the EU GDPR

April 18, 2017

This article is based on a presentation made by Steven Klimt, a partner in the Sydney office of Clayton Utz during the Data Privacy Asia 2016 conference held on 9-11 November 2016. It outlines the new mandatory data breach reporting legislation, how Australian privacy regulation impacts Big Data and the differences between Australian Privacy legislation and the proposed EU GDPR. Read More

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Data Privacy Insights

How Modern Technologies Open Customer Data to Drive New Business Models

December 10, 2018

Classic anonymization is difficult to achieve and often does not provide good results. Comparatively, modern technologies like Diffix offer the best of both worlds, giving you data treasure and data protection. Read More