By gaining exposure to external networks, there comes the perennial issue of data security and data monitoring.

First published by Rob Sobers, 10 Jul 2019. Each year, Varonis conducts thousands of data risk assessments for organizations that want a clearer picture of their security posture and develop a roadmap to reducing risk to sensitive data. The 2019 Data Risk Report analyzes a random sample of nearly 800 risk assessments, giving you an…

Published by CPO Magazine. In response to the changing data privacy landscape created by the enactment of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) last year, CPO Magazine has released a comprehensive report outlining the challenges and priorities of data protection and privacy officers around the world in 2019. The report is based on a…

Article authored by Robert Merrick and Suzanne Ryan As personal information has become a monetizable asset, risk, compliance and data experts have increasingly been forced to address the regulatory and operational ramifications of the rapid, mass availability of personal customer and employee data circulated both inside and outside of organizations. Particularly in Canada and the…

The Information Commissioner’s Office has fined commercial pregnancy and parenting club Bounty some £400,000 for illegally sharing personal details of more than 14 million people. The organisation, which dishes out advice to expectant and inexperienced parents, has faced criticism over the tactics it uses to sign up new members and was the subject of a…

First published by The Mandarin • 19/03/2019 Government agencies are, like the private sector, facing a rapidly evolving landscape around data protection, trust and public expectations that isn’t sufficiently covered by existing legislation. New legislation is being developed, but isn’t expected to be introduced before the federal election in May. The Office of the National Data…