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This blog was originally published by Richard Hogg in IBM System Magazine Congratulations! We’re all in a growth area—the ever expanding footprint of privacy regulations around the world. We’re now about eight months into General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) being live, and the world is still turning. Up ahead, we see the California Consumer Privacy... Read more
Progress in the area of information governance (IG) can be frustratingly slow. We recently read that only 29 percent of Europe-base companies are GDPR compliant, and CGOC research has found that in the U.S., IG maturity remains low, despite the reality of the GDPR, as well as the CCPA going into effect next year and... Read more
Congress first recognized Data Privacy Day in 2009 to raise awareness about the importance of protecting one’s personal data on the internet, yet 10 years later, Google is being blasted with a €50 million fine for violating the EU’s Data Privacy law. Given this—and the deluge of headline-grabbing data privacy scandals, such as Facebook coordinating... Read more
This blog was originally published in the IBM Big Data & Analytics Hub on June 1, 2018. In a series of blog posts, the ‘Coach’ offers recommendations on how to get businesses into shape so they can thrive in the new data era. When did checking off boxes ever create long-term value? To reap the business benefits... Read more
In the face of big data, the Internet of Things (IoT) and growing privacy concerns, information governance (IG) is now a key topic in boardrooms around the world. The role of IG has also expanded far beyond its original scope of legal and records information management (RIM) issues. Today, IG encompasses corporate and regulatory compliance... Read more
This blog was originally published in the IBM Big Data & Analytics Hub on June 5, 2018. For some time now, IBM has been working with customers as they work towards GDPR compliance, tackling the challenges from industries as varied as telecommunications, financial services, media and manufacturing. Here are some examples of how companies have prepared for the... Read more
Join corporate in-house practitioners from IT, Legal, Privacy, and RIM for this one-day executive meeting on Information Governance and Data Protection in Seattle on Wednesday, October 17th. This is the opportunity to gain cross-functional insight, interaction, and information you need to make better business decisions. Apply now! Agenda 08:30 | Registration and Continental Breakfast | 30... Read more
This blog was originally published in the IBM Big Data & Analytics Hub on May 10, 2018. To meet the requirements of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), organizations need visibility of all the personal data they have for EU customers and employees. Organizations must know what data of theirs they have, where it’s stored,... Read more
Everything from the cloud and the Internet of Things (IoT) to social media has fueled massive, global data stores and a regulatory tsunami, increasing the tension between the freedom to use information and the need to govern it. For the typical enterprise, things are just getting more and more complicated. Consider the EU’s General Data... Read more
This blog was originally published in the IBM Big Data & Analytics Hub on May 22, 2018. In a series of blog posts, the ‘Coach’ offers recommendations on how to get businesses into shape so they can thrive in the new data era. The 72-hour rule included in the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has become a major... Read more
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