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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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Data Privacy Insights

Is Big Tech Too Big to Fail?

May 28, 2018

In the aftermath of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, many have suggested that Facebook be regulated, fined and perhaps even broken up. After all, if the FTC were to invoke its full power, it could theoretically levy hundreds of millions of dollars of fines, crippling Facebook. But is a big tech company too big to fail?

Data Protection Insights

Direct Marketing Under the GDPR: Consent vs Legitimate Interests

May 25, 2018

Out of all six legal bases for processing offered by the GDPR, consent and legitimate interests are the legal bases most likely to be relied upon to justify direct marketing. Where the direct marketing involves electronic communications, however, is where things get muddy.

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Cyber Security Insights

Importance of Using SIEM for GDPR Compliance

May 24, 2018

A Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) can play an important role in GDPR compliance. It can serve as a centralized point for all data collection and analysis, and offer intelligent insights into malicious behavior so you can be alerted of security incidents before they become an impactful data breach.

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Cyber Security Insights

Love Affair with Facial Recognition Software: What Are the Cybersecurity Risks?

May 23, 2018

Is facial recognition software secure by design? A question rarely asked is “how safe is the infrastructure that holds and processes all this data?” As long as organizations refuse to audit the security of their suppliers, facial recognition software will remain inherently unsafe, especially in the hands of the police.

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Data Privacy Insights

Facebook Cambridge Analytica Case Shows the Difficulty of Regulating Privacy

May 21, 2018

The congressional testimony was supposed to establish a national debate about data privacy and the right of users to protect their data from being sold, used, or analyzed in ways that were never intended. Instead, it has become very clear that regulating privacy is harder than anyone originally expected.

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Cyber Security Insights

What Analyst Firms Won’t Tell You: Great Leadership Drives the Best Cyber Security Decisions

May 18, 2018

Making educated decisions about cyber security requires high-quality information. Analyst firms are happy to provide information. But is the information they provide genuinely useful? Are they adding value to the conversation? Ultimately, great leadership, thoughtful strategy and superior execution is key to success.

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Data Privacy Insights

Ethics at the Core of a Data-Driven World

May 16, 2018

As the technologies for gathering, analysing, and acting on information become increasingly powerful, we find ourselves facing a tipping point as we consider the impact of data-driven processes on the ethics in information management and the challenges of managing data privacy.

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Cyber Security Insights

Cybersecurity: Beyond the Four Walls of the Workplace

May 11, 2018

By now, it’s safe to assume that everyone’s personal information has been compromised in some way. The digital nature of our world come with risks and since the cyberthreats facing us all extend beyond the four walls of the workplace, so should our cybersecurity efforts.

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Cyber Security Insights

Protecting Data in 2018: What Cloud Service Providers and Customers Should Know

May 10, 2018

Today’s heightened threat level imposes responsibilities on both sides of the equation: Cloud service providers must continually evaluate their security posture to offer rigorous protection to customers. And leaders protecting their organization must choose the solution that best meets their unique security needs.

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Data Privacy Insights

Facebook Won’t Care About Privacy Until Wall Street Cares About Privacy

May 8, 2018

Companies, and even entire industries, are more afraid of Wall Street than they are of Washington. Instead of Facebook’s stock falling on privacy concerns, it is actually rising. Facebook has sensed that Wall Street doesn’t really care about privacy, and as long as Wall Street doesn’t care about privacy, why should it?

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Is Big Tech Too Big to Fail?

Love Affair with Facial Recognition Software: What Are the Cybersecurity Risks?

Facebook Cambridge Analytica Case Shows the Difficulty of Regulating Privacy

What Analyst Firms Won’t Tell You: Great Leadership Drives the Best Cyber Security Decisions

Ethics at the Core of a Data-Driven World

Cybersecurity: Beyond the Four Walls of the Workplace

Facebook Won’t Care About Privacy Until Wall Street Cares About Privacy

Lead EU Cybersecurity Agency to Receive Early Access to Mythos AI

Who Will Break Who: Microsoft or Mythos?

Commercial Location Data Used to Track Deployed U.S. Military Across Theaters of Operation

Carnival Cruise Data Breach Exposes Nearly 6 Million People in Cyber Attack Linked to ShinyHunters