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A Rising Tide: Why We All Need Data Privacy Laws
Billions of connections are made online every single day—at work, at home, and at play. What’s the common thread linking all these connections and the people making them? Data. Lots and lots of data. For our customers, it’s not just any data, though—it’s data that describes employees and their custo…
Making Data Work for Businesses and Citizens with Data Curation and Sound Data Privacy Practices
Interest in data privacy has never been higher on the heels of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and a constant rash of serious data privacy breaches making the news. The trend will continue, and it’s important for everyone to understand that the lens through which we view data priv…
Analyze This: Why Data Matters to Operational Success, Business Acceleration, and More
When you think of day-to-day operations, it’s usually about lowering costs and improving efficiency. Sure, there’s a need to have security and privacy controls, but at the operational level, is there a real desire to understand data—and make it work harder for you? In today’s competitive landscape,…
Data Privacy Makes Its Presence Known at Cisco Live 2018
I’m excited to be attending Cisco Live US in Orlando this week. We have a strong lineup of speakers and sessions, and lots of cool extras like hands-on labs, meet-the-expert conversations and social events. Of course, I’m most excited about engaging with customers who are interested in data privacy.…
Hello, GDPR Enforcement
It’s here. The much anticipated, oft-discussed, enforcement date of May 25 for the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has arrived. GDPR is the most comprehensive regulatory reform in a generation, and its geographic scope extends far beyond European borders and affects all industries. This…
Calling All Data Nerds: Celebrate the 20th Episode of Privacy Sigma Riders with Us
You may have lots of good people collecting and analyzing data. But have you ever thought about how human bias and expectations can affect the results of your analysis? Or the quality of the decisions your company makes based on that analysis? My most recent podcast guest certainly has. Annie Duke h…
Three Things Businesses Can Do to Protect Data Privacy
In today’s global digital economy, protecting data privacy is a must. With customers all over the world, every company must be able to demonstrate how they are protecting data privacy to earn the trust of their customers, users, partners and employees. It starts with these three things. 1. Be transp…
Five Things You Can Do to Manage Your Privacy Now
The Internet of Things – the increasingly connected world in which we live – is rapidly expanding. We love our convenient and fun devices – like personal assistants, wearables, speakers, cameras, TVs, cars, home alarm systems, toys and appliances. But it’s important to understand that connected…
Online Safety is Everyone’s Responsibility – Yes, That Means You
While major corporate breaches and ransomware attacks like WannaCry continue to get the most attention, we are also seeing a rise in attacks that directly target consumers and employees. Lax company privacy measures and poor cyber hygiene make a hacker’s job easy and make us all prime targets. Natio…