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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 Protection Insights

Crossing the Aisle on Data Privacy Laws: Explaining the Disconnect Between What People Want and What Lawmakers Pass

December 8, 2023

Data privacy is an issue that draws attention from every corner of American society. There are consumers on the one hand, who are fiercely protective of their digital rights, and the big tech and advertising giants on the other, wielding their massive influence at the expense of ordinary citizens.

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Data Protection Insights

CCPA Implications for High Growth Small Businesses

July 30, 2020

With the CCPA fully in force as of July 1, it is now more important than ever for small businesses to ensure that they are fully aware of their responsibilities and the steps they need to stay to stay compliant.

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Cyber Security Insights

What You Should Already Be Doing for Your Network Security

April 4, 2018

Almost daily, we hear about another well-known company experiencing a data breach. While no set of steps can guarantee that your company will be 100 percent safe from hacking, implementing these steps will bolster your company’s security posture and help to protect the network from cyber-attacks.

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Cyber Security Insights

5 Security Best Practices for Ransomware Prevention

February 15, 2022

Ransomware groups take advantage of security weaknesses to execute common attack vectors. Taking action with these security best practices and closing any identified security weaknesses within an organization decreases the risk of a ransomware infection.

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Data Privacy Insights

Why the Latest Facebook Alternative Won’t Bridge the Gap Between Personalization and Data Privacy

August 15, 2018

Personalization is driving dynamic, tailored experiences. The reliance on data raises data privacy concerns, and when new “zero-data” sharing social networks like Openbook pop up, questions over the use – and misuse – of data is inevitable.

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Cyber Security Insights

Why Social Media Is a Weak Spot for Companies’ Cybersecurity

September 26, 2022

Cybercriminals are using social engineering to target company employees on social media, which remains a weak point even if a company takes every precaution necessary to protect in-house information.

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Data Protection Insights

Privacy Tools Are Expanding At a Faster Pace Than You Might Think

August 29, 2017

Organizations have more options for privacy tools as the privacy technology market shows strong signs of growth, primarily driven by compliance imperatives.

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Cyber Security Insights

Beyond the Buzzword: Passwordless* Versus Password-Free

December 1, 2021

In this article, we move beyond the buzzword to understand the high costs of passwords, the distinction between passwordless and password-free, what a world without passwords would look like and how we can finally get there.

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Data Privacy Insights

Different Approaches to Data Privacy: Why EU-US Privacy Alignment in the Months To Come Is Inevitable

July 18, 2022

As the bonds and the economic cooperation go deeper and deeper, there are many avenues and initiatives for cooperation and discussion. EU-US privacy alignment in the immediate future is not only possible but de facto inevitable.

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Data Privacy Insights

Coffee with Privacy Pros: The Road Less Traveled

October 10, 2019

The most coveted of privacy job positions are those in-house with many professionals set on becoming corporate privacy officer. Hear what made Dan Pepper take the uncommon route to become a big law privacy partner instead.

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Insights

Crossing the Aisle on Data Privacy Laws: Explaining the Disconnect Between What People Want and What Lawmakers Pass

CCPA Implications for High Growth Small Businesses

What You Should Already Be Doing for Your Network Security

5 Security Best Practices for Ransomware Prevention

Why the Latest Facebook Alternative Won’t Bridge the Gap Between Personalization and Data Privacy

Privacy Tools Are Expanding At a Faster Pace Than You Might Think

Beyond the Buzzword: Passwordless* Versus Password-Free

Different Approaches to Data Privacy: Why EU-US Privacy Alignment in the Months To Come Is Inevitable

Coffee with Privacy Pros: The Road Less Traveled

New US National Security Order Calls for Pre-Release Access and Assessment of AI Models

Hackers Hijacked Instagram Accounts by Tricking Meta AI Support Chatbot into Linking Their Email Address

Lead EU Cybersecurity Agency to Receive Early Access to Mythos AI

Who Will Break Who: Microsoft or Mythos?