Learn how data protection legislation is changing around the world and the 10 steps database teams can take to ensure compliance and defend against data breaches.
2019-07-15 (first published: 2019-06-21)
2019-05-22
The GDPR is struggling with enforcement against some of the larger tech companies. Steve thinks this is a problem, but it might not matter for smaller companies.
2019-05-09
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With the recent data protection laws and the implementation of GDPR last year, it is imperative for us to know the type of data our databases are storing. This...
2019-05-08
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2019-05-08
Security is, or at least should be, the priority for any IT system. In this article, Cynthia Dzikiti discusses the security aspects of ERP systems and some of the techniques used to protect data.
2019-05-08
GDPR enforcement began in May of 2018, but if you are doing business in the US, you may not think it applies to you. Grant Fritchey explains why you might be wrong about that and why you need to act now.
2019-05-08
Ever since the GDPR was introduced, the subject of data breach notifications has worried a lot of people. How do you write one? What do you need to include? What will the ramifications be? Will it make your customers run for the hills? Will it get you fired?
2019-05-03
To better understand influence attacks, the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society proposed an approach that models democracy itself as an information system and explains how democracies are vulnerable to certain forms of information attacks that autocracies naturally resist.
2019-05-03
Politico has a long article making the case that the lead GDPR regulator, Ireland, has too cozy a relationship with Silicon Valley tech companies to effectively regulate their privacy practices.
2019-05-03
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