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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

Should Companies in Asia Engage the Global Community of Independent White Hats?

February 19, 2016

As the world becomes more complex non-traditional approaches to ensuring data security and protection must be evaluated. In this article Wei Chieh, the founder of SWARMNETICS draws a parallel between how we treat open source software and the Asian organisational attitude toward White Hat hackers (or ‘independent security researchers’) as assets that might help to stem the tide of security breaches that Asian companies face today.

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Cyber Security Insights

Putting Validation-in-Depth at the Center of Your Organization’s Security Posture

November 26, 2021

Organizations need a new security approach designed for the modern world that automatically validates security for continuous resilience instead of assuming Defense in Depth is accurate. Every Defense-in-Depth design requires Validation-in-Depth at its core.

Data Privacy Insights

Beyond Legislation: Building and Retaining Customer Loyalty with Data Transparency

August 31, 2018

Companies that want to thrive in an increasingly regulated privacy environment must focus more on data transparency for customer loyalty, which consumers have now come to not only value, but expect.

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Cyber Security Insights

The Growing Threat of Zero-Click Spyware: Why Organizations Must Rethink Smartphone Security

May 7, 2025

Recent revelations about a zero-click exploit targeting WhatsApp users underscore the growing threat of sophisticated spyware campaigns. This evolution in attack methodology presents a serious challenge for organizations and individuals who rely on encrypted messaging platforms for secure communication.

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Cyber Security Insights

Risks Preferable To Fear When It Comes To Boardroom Cyber Investments

December 28, 2020

The reasons that boards approve investments are quite different to the decision-making process undertaken by CISOs and IT decision makers themselves.

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Cyber Security Insights

Making Smartphones Productive AND Secure

February 4, 2022

How do high-security organizations allow their employees to be as productive as possible without sacrificing data security and their own personal safety? The good news is that solutions are not only available, but increasingly are being adopted.

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Data Privacy Insights

New Zealand Privacy Act and Digital Trust in the 21st Century

May 2, 2017

This article is based on a presentation made during the Data Privacy Asia 2016 conference held on 9-11 November 2016. Author Karen Ngan is a commercial law partner at Simpson Grierson (New Zealand) . She co–heads the firm's information and communications technology group and its data protection and privacy group. In this article she discusses some of the challenges with dealing with 21st century privacy issues under a Privacy Act that is over 20 years old. She also covers some of the measures or practices that have been taken to address some of these challenges.

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Data Privacy Insights

Business Data Privacy Standards and the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Data Governance

August 7, 2024

As businesses harness the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to derive insights and streamline operations, the need for robust data privacy standards and effective governance frameworks has never been more critical.

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Cyber Security Insights

DOJ Continues Cybersecurity False Claims Act Enforcement in New Administration

March 5, 2025

The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced an $11.3 million settlement of False Claims Act allegations against a Department of Defense (DOD) contractor that allegedly falsely certified compliance with DOD cybersecurity contract requirements.

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Cyber Security Insights

As Cybercrime Keeps Upping Its Game, Cybersecurity Must Answer With Strategic Unified Force

May 31, 2023

Siloed technologies with different management and configuration dashboards cobbled together create security gaps and visibility blind spots that slow cyber response, mitigation and recovery.

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Should Companies in Asia Engage the Global Community of Independent White Hats?

Putting Validation-in-Depth at the Center of Your Organization’s Security Posture

Beyond Legislation: Building and Retaining Customer Loyalty with Data Transparency

The Growing Threat of Zero-Click Spyware: Why Organizations Must Rethink Smartphone Security

Risks Preferable To Fear When It Comes To Boardroom Cyber Investments

Making Smartphones Productive AND Secure

New Zealand Privacy Act and Digital Trust in the 21st Century

Business Data Privacy Standards and the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Data Governance

DOJ Continues Cybersecurity False Claims Act Enforcement in New Administration

As Cybercrime Keeps Upping Its Game, Cybersecurity Must Answer With Strategic Unified Force

Ransomware Attack at Coca-Cola’s Fairlife Dairy Company Halts U.S. Operations

Data Breach at Largest Indian Nuclear Power Plant Leaks Sensitive Files

Cyber Attack on Major Japanese Refrigerated Logistics Provider Disrupts KFC and Other Food Chains

Why Purple Teaming Is Becoming the Operating Model for Cyber Defense