Click to learn more about author Samuel Bocetta. The current state of cybersecurity in the United States, and a proposed solution. Whatever your political opinions, we can all admit that government is good at some things, and bad at others. It’s good, for instance, at huge infrastructure projects and providing welfare – both areas in […]
Developing a Functional Data Governance Framework
Data Governance practices need to mature. Data Governance Trends in 2019 reports that dissatisfaction with the quality of business data continues in 2019, despite a growing understanding of Data Governance’s value. Harvard Business Review reports 92 percent of executives say their Big Data and AI investments are accelerating, and 88 percent talk about a greater […]
Washington State Bill Strengthening Data Breach Laws Passes Legislature
According to a recent press release, “With a unanimous, bipartisan vote, state legislators passed a bill requested by Attorney General Ferguson that strengthens data breach notification laws. The bill expands consumer data breach notification requirements to include more types of consumer information. It also reduces the deadline to notify consumers to 30 days from 45 […]
Better Marketing and Analytics in the Age of the Data-Conscious Consumer
Click to learn more about author Jason Lark. Data is big news these days. Tech behemoths like Google and Facebook make a lot of money from our data, and people are growing increasingly aware of how valuable their data is to companies of all sizes. But as data becomes increasingly valuable for companies, consumers are starting […]
Seven Preventative Cyber Security Tips SMEs Should Take Today
Click to learn more about author Samuel Bocetta. When a major corporation or government website gets hacked, it’s front page news. All the TV talking heads discuss security in general, people panic, and sales of cyber security software goes up. That’s good for developers and shareholders, but what about small and medium business owners? The […]
Fugue Risk Manager Protects Against Data Breaches with Self-Healing Cloud Infrastructure
A recent press release reports, “Fugue, the company automating enterprise cloud security and compliance enforcement to prevent data breaches and policy violations due to misconfiguration, today announced the availability of Fugue Risk Manager. A Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) offering, Fugue Risk Manager can identify compliance violations in cloud environments and automatically remediate unauthorized infrastructure changes. Enterprise cloud […]
Avoid Scandal: Don’t Let Your Data Maintenance Get Sloppy
Click to learn more about author Kristin McMahon. It’s well understood that data is critical to driving good business decisions, but it’s easy to forget that data also supports a number of other activities. Data is at the center of everything businesses do, and it’s also how potential customers are measuring their prospective vendors. Because of […]
Blockchain: The Next Step for Data-Driven Industries
Click to learn more about author Haden Kirkpatrick. From e-commerce and social networking to healthcare and insurance, more industries are handling large amounts of user data than ever before. Many crucial business decisions are made based on that data. They afford a better understanding of what consumers want and seek, and help companies improve the products […]
The Next Wave of Data Regulations: How Businesses Can Navigate the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018
Click to learn more about author Daniel Wu. The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) will take effect on January 1, 2020, and much like the European Union’s (EU’s) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) scramble earlier this year, organizations have a lot to do in preparation – or risk paying the price. For each […]
Role of Data Science in Cyber Security
Click to learn more about author Ashish Trikha. Modern Data Science, in its most fundamental form, is all about understanding. It involves studying, processing, and extracting valuable insights from a set of information. Though the word and process have been around for several decades, it was primarily a subset of computer science. Today, it has […]