FEMA has acknowledged a “major privacy incident” where nearly 2.5 million U.S. disaster survivors had their personal information shared with a third-party contractor responsible for setting up temporary housing.
How can businesses walk the tightrope between using critical customer data and protecting their privacy? Emerging privacy technologies like blockchain and confidential computing provide an ideal solution.
Just about every business uses some form of data in making decisions, but not every business has a data-driven culture. So why are so many not getting the right data-based approach?
Each partner in the software supply chain must understand their role in maintaining the security of the process. Transitioning from a blame-game to a proactive stance allows organizations to implement a well-defined, adaptable, and optimized strategy that helps mitigate risks and protect the supply chain.
Companies that monetize consumer data have a curious relationship with trust. In some cases however, corporate stewardship of that trust has taken a back seat to the larger imperatives of continuous growth and revenue generation. As a result, the trust relationship between consumers and companies that rely on their data is on very thin ice.
Why do we, in 2021, far too often still see security not being baked into all aspects of the software development lifecycle and instead added as some kind of tack-on component way down the line?
By going beyond today’s version of “zero-touch” network security automation, enterprises gain real-time visibility and adaptive control over their network security operations, ultimately advancing business innovation and financial growth.
Most organisations are hungry for the insights and business value to be gleaned from their customer data but wary of falling foul of GDPR. It’s a privacy minefield that many businesses will have to navigate in 2019 and beyond.
As personal data protection continue to challenge companies it is becoming apparent that the commissions and other structures that police these issues have become impatient with organisations that are not complying with recommendations. For the first time those companies which have suffered a data breach and been found not in compliance are feeling the wrath of governing bodies.
IT and security decision-makers need to prepare for an expanding digital world and consider how increasing cloud usage, consumer distrust, new legislation, and a permanently distributed workforce impacts the ways in which they do business.
