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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

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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Cyber Security Insights

Blockchain is the Future of Antivirus

May 7, 2018

There is an obvious problem with how we approach cyber security. But blockchain may enable a single marketplace of enterprises, consumers, vendors and geographically-diverse security experts to help revise the hiring model, make cyber security more efficient, and decrease the impact of malicious attacks globally.

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Data Protection Insights

The Ultimate Guide to Buying Privacy Management Software

May 4, 2018

Privacy management software can help you increase your efficiency and accuracy by automating complex or high volumes of privacy management activities, including privacy impact assessments (PIAs)/data protection impact assessments (DPIAs), data mapping/data inventory, and enterprise assessments. How do you choose?

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Data Privacy Insights

What did the Consent Decree from the FTC Settlement with Facebook Really Change?

May 3, 2018

As much as Facebook would like to sweep the Cambridge Analytica data scandal under the rug, signs continue to mount that the company is still playing fast and loose with user data. All this raises the question of whether the 2011 FTC settlement that resulted in an 8-count consent decree actually went far enough.

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Data Privacy Insights

The Most Likely Piece of Privacy Legislation That Could Emerge From the Facebook Cambridge Analytica Case

April 30, 2018

Of all the legislation currently on the horizon, the Honest Ads Act seems to have the best chance of passage. The legislation is easy to understand and has bilateral support as well as the tacit support of Facebook, which is under pressure to show that it is changing and has the best interests of users at heart.

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Data Privacy Insights

Your Relationship with Facebook … It’s Complicated

April 27, 2018

Whether you are a user or not, you have a relationship with Facebook. With the latest revelations of the Cambridge Analytica "breach", it is becoming more and more obvious that whether you like it or not, your data will be harvested – and “sold”. Privacy choice and control is no longer fully in your hands.

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Cyber Security Insights

Lurking Pitfalls for the Unwary in the Blockchain Contract Era

April 26, 2018

Both governments and companies are shepherding the application of blockchain technology across various industries, and of particular interest is how the technology will usher in an era of blockchain contracts. While the blockchain holds promise, there are legal concerns beyond the technological benefits and challenges.

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Data Privacy Insights

How Facebook Will Monetize Your Data in the Future

April 25, 2018

No matter what future laws and regulations are imposed on Facebook, there will never be a law against storing customer data for in-company purposes. Facebook got in hot water for allowing tactics that manipulated elections. The 2056 presidential campaign could be entirely run online where Facebook likes replace votes.

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Cyber Security Insights

A Guide to the Must-Have Security Tools for GDPR Compliance

April 23, 2018

GDPR requires a comprehensive approach to information security, compliance, governance and risk. Even though security tools are just one piece of the GDPR compliance puzzle, they are an important aspect of protecting consumer data privacy. What are the eight must-have security tools for maintaining GDPR compliance?

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

Blockchain is the Future of Antivirus

What did the Consent Decree from the FTC Settlement with Facebook Really Change?

The Most Likely Piece of Privacy Legislation That Could Emerge From the Facebook Cambridge Analytica Case

Your Relationship with Facebook … It’s Complicated

Lurking Pitfalls for the Unwary in the Blockchain Contract Era

How Facebook Will Monetize Your Data in the Future

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