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To all CGOC members, thank you so much for being part of the vibrant CGOC community. Today we have some news to share with you.  Whether you joined the CGOC for the resources, to access insightful and educational articles, or to meet your peers face to face at events, the CGOC has helped thousands of... Read more

What is happening? IBM is migrating the CGOC to a community-based platform called the DataOps Think Tank. Why is this happening? In the age of virtual events and meetings, IBM is investing in digital communities to enable more dynamic interactions and more effective knowledge-sharing with peers, subject matter experts, and thought leaders. The new platform... Read more

The image of a snowball getting bigger and bigger as it rolls downhill usually appears in cartoons for comic effect. However, it isn’t very funny if your company is sitting at the bottom of that hill paralyzed by a deluge of data. Too many companies are unable to navigate between the demand to accelerate analytics... Read more

For over a decade, information governance professionals have wrestled with how to adapt, prioritize and coordinate their activities in the face of a constant deluge of data, the introduction of new technologies, and rapidly evolving regulatory obligations—all while under pressure to support the corporate goal of increasing profits at lower operating costs. Even the ongoing... Read more

As many enterprises continue working toward General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance, they now face the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), scheduled to go into effect in January 2020. The importance of the CCPA to U.S. businesses can’t be overstated. One in eight U.S. residents lives in California, and the state has the world’s fifth... Read more

Fines associated with privacy violations and misusing private data are increasing, and more regulations are coming. In January of 2019, Google was fined €50,000,000 for lack of transparency and consent in processing personal data for advertising purposes. In July, Facebook was hit with a $5 billion fine after violating a pledge not to misuse consumer... Read more

I recently had the pleasure of chatting with the Bloor Group’s Eric Kavanaugh for an Inside Analysis Podcast on the ethics of data. Along with Collibra’s Stan Christiaen and data governance consultant John Ladley, we discussed the importance of an ethical approach to data and the ethics challenges companies need to consider when they launch... Read more

How to Mitigate Risks? Practical advice to help you better understand your data and how to mitigate risks. CGOC Faculty Members share their insights across multiple publications from CIO Dive to Bloomberg Law. Here’s the top news: Privacy, Compliance Pose Big Challenges for In-House Counsel The executive director of the CGOC, Heidi Maher share’s her... Read more

In early 2018, many legal and privacy experts hailed the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as the most important legislation of the past 20 years. Companies worldwide panicked, terrified the slightest infractions could lead to hefty GDPR fines and serious damage to brand reputation. While this hasn’t fully materialized, presentations and discussions at... Read more

As a result of the need to protect data from breaches and comply with complex and evolving global data privacy regulations, we talk about “governance” more than ever, and I’m often asked about the difference between information governance and data governance. In “Information Governance for Healthcare Professionals: A Practical Approach,” which is a terrific resource... Read more