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

Cyber Security Insights

When IT Becomes the Threat: 58% of All ICS/OT Breaches Tied to IT Compromise

April 30, 2025

A recent survey by the SANS Research Program showed 58% of respondents identified IT compromises as a leading initial attack vector for ICS/OT incidents. This reflects the increasingly interconnected nature of IT and OT environments and highlights the risks associated with this convergence.

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Cyber Security Insights

Identity Changed, the World Remained: Why Businesses Must Change Assumptions about the Security Perimeter

April 23, 2025

We must advance our understanding and catch up to hackers by proclaiming that the security perimeter, as we knew it, no longer exists. When proof of identity is all we need to access our most sensitive, critical data, then the security perimeter is each and every one of us.

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Data Privacy Insights

Biometrics and Data Privacy: How Businesses Can Secure Personal Information

March 28, 2025

When you hear “sensitive personal information,” what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Social security numbers? Addresses? Bank account information? It’s time to add a few more to the list: iris movement, facial recognition, fingerprints, voice identifiers and even your blood.

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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.

Data Protection Insights

The Colorado AI Act Shuffle: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

February 19, 2025

Colorado's AI regulations are still a work in progress, and the battle over how to regulate AI – without stifling innovation – has only just begun. As Colorado stands at the forefront of AI regulation, this process isn't just about one state's laws – it's a test case for how AI will be governed across the country.

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Cyber Security Insights

Applying Behavioral Economics to Phishing and Social Engineering Attacks

February 17, 2025

Behavioral economics offers valuable insights into why humans fall for phishing and social engineering attacks. Bad actors in the world of cybersecurity prey upon these human tendencies to drive actions that put organizations at risk.

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Data Protection Insights

How to Resolve Data Governance Challenges

January 24, 2025

Data governance is to business leaders and IT decision-makers as losing weight is to New Year’s resolution enthusiasts. If your organization is aiming to achieve improved data governance as its New Year’s resolution, here are five healthy habits to adopt in 2025.

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Cyber Security Insights

5 Steps to Smarter Data Destruction

January 16, 2025

As cyber threats grow more sophisticated and regulatory fines for non-compliance hit record levels, the stakes for secure data management have never been higher. Yet, many organizations overlook one critical element: proper data destruction.

Cyber Security Insights

Overcoming Key Challenges in an AI-Centric Future

January 15, 2025

It’s not enough to understand how to leverage AI to improve productivity—it’s also important to understand the dangers that come along with it. Cybercriminals are already finding ways to use the technology to their own advantage, while lax AI policies are allowing data leakage to occur with worrying regulations.

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Data Privacy Insights

Navigating Privacy, Cybersecurity, and the Future of AI

December 6, 2024

As much as AI has generated excitement about the efficiencies it is creating for businesses, AI is also presenting unique challenges in the area of data privacy and security. Although still in its infancy, AI privacy litigation continues to rise as the pool of defendants diversifies and regulation intensifies.

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Insights

When IT Becomes the Threat: 58% of All ICS/OT Breaches Tied to IT Compromise

Identity Changed, the World Remained: Why Businesses Must Change Assumptions about the Security Perimeter

Biometrics and Data Privacy: How Businesses Can Secure Personal Information

DOJ Continues Cybersecurity False Claims Act Enforcement in New Administration

The Colorado AI Act Shuffle: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

How to Resolve Data Governance Challenges

5 Steps to Smarter Data Destruction

Overcoming Key Challenges in an AI-Centric Future

Navigating Privacy, Cybersecurity, and the Future of AI

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