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Are You Takin’ Care of Business? Your Security To-Do List

March 5, 2018

Don’t wait for cybercrime to find you - remember that the best defense is always a good offense. Be a cybersecurity rock star. Just like any musician, you’ll have your big hits and your flops. But when you can see where you're going, with the right visibility into your systems, you will be TCB, takin’ care of business.

Cyber Security Insights

As Tension Between China and the US Heats Up, Big Data Is the First Battleground

November 9, 2022

In an increasingly virtual world — digital footprints have expanded exponentially since the pandemic — big data, or any dataset that holds confidential information or intellectual property, is the next asset to be weaponized.

Cyber Security Insights

Big Data and Cyber Security Analytics

March 21, 2016

The number of cyberattacks continues to rise and organisations need to come to terms with the fact that traditional approaches to mitigating the effects of malicious attacks may no longer be viable. One of these approaches is to harness the power of big data technology to help companies improve their proactive and reactive cyber-defence capabilities. David White and Annie Tu examine how old approaches may be found wanting and a paradigm based on new defence models can help companies not only stop hackers, but also help to better identify and respond to malicious activities.

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Cyber Security Insights

Big Data Brings Challenges Beyond the Capabilities of Traditional SIEMs

January 2, 2020

Big Data is revolutionizing how and why potential threats are detected, and demanding a substantial shift in next generation SIEM.

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Data Privacy News

Big Data in Politics and The Biggest Business of All

May 25, 2017

Big data in politics has become big news in the United Kingdom as the Guardian newspaper reports that the vote for the UK to leave the European Union saw two international companies manipulating public opinion through the use of big data mining techniques.

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Data Privacy Insights

Can FinTech Ensure the Security and Privacy of Customer Data?

October 24, 2017

With massive collection and use of customer data and now "alternative data", FinTech companies must prove their commitment to data privacy & cybersecurity.

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Data Privacy Insights

Challenges of Big Data Privacy for Today’s Innovative Enterprises

August 1, 2017

With every new opportunity comes new challenges. How can innovative enterprises capture the vast potential and rise up to the challenge of big data privacy?

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Data Privacy News

Changing Dimensions of Customer Privacy and Digital Trust

December 15, 2017

Companies must show that they are constantly innovating but they must also show that they are taking into account customer privacy and security to protect personal information. Those that can manage this delicate balancing act between customer privacy and digital trust will be the winners in the modern digital economy.

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Data Privacy Insights

Connected Vehicles – Are Commuters in The Privacy Driving Seat?

November 9, 2018

Data collection and analytics from connected vehicles has troubling implications for the individual's privacy, not least because they simply have no choice. The use of motor vehicles is such a fundamental part of modern life that the invasion of privacy is all but unavoidable if new legislation is not promulgated.

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Data Privacy Insights

Current Challenges and Opportunities with Data Analysis and Anonymization

July 26, 2018

Data that is properly anonymised does not fall under the GDPR but anonymization brings about challenges for data analysis. What are the approaches viable for use in a commercial setting?

Big Data

Are You Takin’ Care of Business? Your Security To-Do List

As Tension Between China and the US Heats Up, Big Data Is the First Battleground

Big Data and Cyber Security Analytics

Can FinTech Ensure the Security and Privacy of Customer Data?

Challenges of Big Data Privacy for Today’s Innovative Enterprises

Changing Dimensions of Customer Privacy and Digital Trust

Connected Vehicles – Are Commuters in The Privacy Driving Seat?

Current Challenges and Opportunities with Data Analysis and Anonymization

High Security Messaging App Tool Used by US Government Suspends Service After Security Breach

TikTok to Receive €530 Million Fine Over EU Data Storage, Data Transfers to China

The Co-op Confirms Significant Data Theft from an Apparent Dragonforce Ransomware Cyber Attack