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The Companies That Know The Most About You

November 3, 2020

The Tracking Era (Updated: 11.03.2020) Right now privacy is a hot topic on LinkedIn posts, especially as it pertains to compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation. As a board advisor at Universal Patient Key, we’ve often talked about why being

Evelyn Min

The First Steps on a CISOs DevOps Journey

August 27, 2018

CISOs DevOps The marriage between DevOps and Security is rapidly gaining traction. Security is shifting from its former mindset of being its own silo to getting on the same agenda as their developer counterparts. For CISOs the opportunity to get

Evelyn Min

Why Information Security Need to be Empowered to Manage Data Breaches

July 11, 2018

Manage Data Breaches 2017 saw over 2 dozen major security breaches in 2017.  While the public may have grown numb to the number and constant stream of data breaches reported, outrage has been building around the delays in accompanying disclosures of

Medical

Why Trust Versus Security and Privacy, Is Holding Back Innovation with Medical Data

January 10, 2018

Innovation and Medical Data As healthcare organizations continue to sift through attempt to maximize the potential of the massive collections of health data, trust has become the polarizing topic. Understanding how professionals in the supply chain (doctors, hospitals, insurers) collect, use

Evelyn Min

THE AGE OF DATA: THE ERA OF HOMO DIGITUS

August 4, 2016

The Age of Data In our digital era data deluge – soaring amounts of data, is an overriding feature. That’s why it’s fitting to focus on the concept of Homo Digitus, which I first learned about about in“The creative destruction

Evelyn Min

Why Security Practitioners Need To Apply The 80-20 Rules To Data Security

May 25, 2016

The 80-20 Rule For Security Practitioners  Everyday we learn about yet another egregious data security breach, exposure of customer data or misuse of data. It begs the question why in this 21st century, as a security industry we cannot seem to

Resurrecting CHAOS (Controlling Havoc and Overhauling Security) for Today’s CIOs

April 19, 2016

Resurrecting CHAOS for Today’s CIOs and CISOs While at CloudExpo, London last week I had the chance to chat to RedHat’s Richard Morell. He suggested that I resurrect CHAOS (Controlling Havoc and Overhauling Security) Theory from a couple of years

Evelyn Min

Is Fear Holding Back a Next Generation of Cyber Security Approaches?

March 9, 2016

Next Generation of Cyber Security As I walked through RSA last week, I was struck by the usual fear laden messages “You’re not safe and never will be but I (vendor) have a silver bullet that will protect you.” And,

Destroying Data In The Age Of Data Multiplication

February 16, 2016

The Age of Data Multiplication We are surrounded by data, whether in our personal or professional lives with digital elements that are constantly being captured about us. This leads to exponentially increasing volumes of data whether from Internet-connected devices, video,

Evelyn Min

The Meaning Of Secure Business Agility

January 20, 2016

Secure Business Agility As cloud continues to accelerate business delivery and shift away the balance of power from IT and InfoSec to business users, organizations need to find ways to ensure that security is part of a business process rather

Evelyn Min

Principles For Data Protection Online

December 9, 2015

Data Protection In The Cloud 2015 ushered in the start of a data economy. As organizations amass more detailed consumer profiles they have begun realizing that data could equal or surpass the value of the products and services they sell,

Evelyn Min

How To Overcome Data Insecurity Online

November 6, 2015

Data Insecurity In The Cloud Today’s escalating attacks, vulnerabilities, breaches, and losses have cut deeply across organizations and captured the attention of, regulators, investors and most importantly customers. In many cases such incidents have completely eroded customer trust in a

Cloud Practice

What Data Breaches Should Spell To Security Practitioners

October 13, 2015

Cloud Security Practitioners And Auditors Today we have seen relatively few data breaches in the cloud despite its growing use for mission-critical workloads. However, as cloud increasingly becomes the backend for our mobile devices, for the Internet of Things (IoT)

Evelyn Min

Why Cloud Compliance Doesn’t Need To Be So Overly Complicated

September 15, 2015

Cloud Compliance  Regulatory compliance is an issue that has not only weighed heavily on the minds of executives, security and audit teams, but also today, even end users. Public cloud adds more complexity when varying degrees of infrastructure (depending on

Big Data Collect

Hoarders And Data Collectors: On The Brink Of Unmanageability

August 13, 2015

Hoarders and Data Collectors In our physical world, hoarders are deemed “out of control” when they collect too much.  Surely the same analogy applies in our online world.  When providers collect realms of data from us, it seems they lose

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How AI Is Important for Businesses Shifting to Remote Work The Coronavirus Pandemic has taught us that organizations must have remote work choices. It is no longer possible to work in a digital environment. The ...
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Cyber Threat Intelligence In an era of rapid digital transformation, we have witnessed a concerning evolution in the cyber threat landscape. Recent data analyses, as illustrated in the "Cyber Threat Intelligence Index: Q3 2023" report, ...
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Net Zero Emissions Designs Sustainability has become an increasingly frequent topic of discussion for data center operators, with many pledging to be carbon-free as soon as 2030. But are these commitments a response to the ...
David Cantor
These are monumental topics that command volumes of diligent research, backed by empirical evidence and citations from subject-matter experts. Yet, I’m afraid we don’t have the time for this. In 2022, I had a video ...
Gary Bernstein
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a transformative force that is reshaping industries, improving our daily lives, and pushing the boundaries of human potential. This cutting-edge technology is no longer confined to science fiction; it ...
Bailey Smith
Intelligent Deals: The Role of AI in M&A It’s no secret that artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing many industries with its fast capabilities and predictive nature. From writing code to drafting documents, AI has become ...