The International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) held its Global Privacy Summit in Washington DC March 4-6. The topic of Data-Centric Security was presented by Informatica’s Robert Shields, Product Marketing, Data Security Group. Here is a quick recap of the conversation in case you missed it. In an age of the massive data breach, there... more
Original article can be found here, scmagazine.com On Jan. 13 the White House announced President Barack Obama’s proposal for new data privacy legislation, the Personal Data Notification and Protection Act. Many states have laws today that require corporations and government agencies to notify consumers in the event of a breach – but it is not enough. ... more
I hate to break the news but data breaches have become an unfortunate fact of life. These unwanted events are happening too frequently that each time it happens, it feels like the daily weather report. The scary thing about data breaches is that these events will only continue to grow as criminals become more desperate... more
2014 ended with a ton of hype and expectations and some drama if you are a data security professional or business executive responsible for shareholder value. The recent attacks on Sony Pictures by North Korea during December caught everyone’s attention, not about whether with Sony would release “The Interview” but how vulnerable we as a... more
A few years ago the former eBay’s CISO, Dave Cullinane, led a sobering coaching discussion on how to articulate and communicate the value of a security solution and its economics to a CISO’s CxO peers. Why would I blog about such old news? Because it was a great and timeless idea. And in this age of... more
Informatica announced this week its leadership position in Gartner 2014 Magic Quadrant for Data Masking Technology for the third year in a row. For the first time, Informatica was positioned the furthest to the right for Completeness of Vision. In the report, Gartner cites. “Global-scale scandals around sensitive data losses have highlighted the need for... more
The Healthcare and Life Sciences industry has demonstrated its ability to take advantage of data to fuel research, explore new ways to cure life threatening diseases, and save lives. With the adoption of technology innovation especially in the mobile technology segment, this industry will need to find a balance between investments and risk. ModernMedicine.com published... more
It seems you can’t go a week without hearing about some major data breach, many of which make front-page news. The most recent was from the State of California, that reported a large number of data breaches in that state alone. “The number of personal records compromised by data breaches in California surged to 18.5... more
What is our personal information worth? With this 2014 holiday season rolling into full swing, Americans will spend more than $600 Billion, a 4.1% increase from last year. According to the Credit Union National Association, a poll showed that 45% of credit and debit card users will think twice about how they shop and pay given... more
These are scary times we live in when it comes to data security. And the times are even scarier for today’s retailers, government agencies, financial institutions, and healthcare organizations. The internet has become a battlefield. Criminals are looking to steal trade secrets and personal data for financial gain. Terrorists seek to steal data for political... more