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The CGOC team is busy working on a valuable new resource, an update to the popular CGOC Benchmark Report on Information Governance. You can help by devoting just 6 minutes to fill out the new Information Governance Benchmark Survey. >> Start the Survey The survey results and updated Benchmark Report will help to assess the... Read more
I’m pleased to announce that the CGOC has just published a new easy print version of its Information Governance Process Maturity Model (IGPMM). First published in 2010 and updated twice since the IGPMM is the industry’s most detailed guide to the business and compliance benefits of maturing an organization’s information governance (IG) processes and the... Read more
The recent start of the EU’s GDPR has added an even greater sense of urgency for a Facebook executive team already under intense pressure because of the Cambridge Analytica fiasco. Other companies may hope to stay under the GDPR radar for a while, but Facebook could easily find itself an immediate compliance test case –... Read more
After the 4th nor’easter of the year caused us to delay the March event, we were finally able to hold CGOC’s 12th Annual New York Regional Meeting in May. The New York attendees, not known to be timid about sharing their thoughts and asking meaningful questions, made it a full day of insightful discussions and... Read more
While many boardrooms and information stakeholders are understandably focused on trying to prevent – or, sadly, clean up after – a data breach, while also meeting the compliance requirements of the impending the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), I think they may be missing a broader and deeper strategy that could help them accomplish... Read more
The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which goes into effect on May 25, 2018, impacts any company with customers or employees in the EU. Despite its global applicability, the recent CGOC Top Corporate Data Protection Challenges survey found only 6 percent of organizations felt ready for GDPR compliance. No wonder the UK government recently... Read more
It is telling that Information Management chose to feature “Making a successful case for a unified governance program” as the lead article on its website today. It’s a tremendous step forward that the publication recognizes the importance of data management professionals beginning to coordinate closely with other information stakeholders, including compliance and privacy teams, to... Read more
The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) goes into effect on May 25, 2018, but according to Top Corporate Data Protection Challenges, a CGOC survey of 132 compliance officers from organizations around the world and across multiple industries, only 6 percent of respondents feel their organizations are currently compliant with the impending regulation, with most... Read more
In light of the recently revealed Equifax data breach, it might be a good time to highlight a best practice that can help manage your corporate risk. Gone are the days where the data security personnel would hide out in the dark basement of the enterprise they were monitoring. Today’s successful security professionals need to... Read more
By Caroline Sweeney (The following article was first published on August 15, 2017, on Law360, written by Caroline Sweeney, the global director for e-discovery and client technology at Dorsey & Whitney LLP and a faculty member for the Compliance, Governance and Oversight Council (CGOC).) Law360, New York (August 15, 2017, 1:00 PM EDT) — Cyberattacks aren’t the only significant threats facing enterprises... Read more
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