You have probably heard about data management and data governance several times in our blogs. You aren’t the only one assuming they mean the same or involve similar functions. Although they are related, there are significant differences between them. Let’s dive into understanding how these two concepts differ and operate. What is Data… Continue reading Data Management and Data Governance: What’s the Difference?
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Category: Data Privacy Management
U.S. Data Protection and Privacy Laws: Federal Updates (Part2)
As states in the U.S. intensify data protection guardrails, efforts escalate at the federal level with new rule proposals, prompt actions, and legal settlements. C-level and data privacy leaders worldwide are actively raising the bar with effective data governance to keep their firms risk-free and compliant with data protection and privacy laws. iTech GRC’s IBM-certified… Continue reading U.S. Data Protection and Privacy Laws: Federal Updates (Part2)
Rise of Social Engineering: Types of Social Engineering Attacks (Part 2)
After a prelude to the concept of social engineering as an emerging form of cybersecurity attack, let’s explore the different forms your enterprise may likely encounter. First, let’s have a quick look at some stats on social engineering assaults: An average business encounters nearly 700 social engineering attacks annually. 50% of social engineering attacks… Continue reading Rise of Social Engineering: Types of Social Engineering Attacks (Part 2)
Rise of Social Engineering: Why Enterprises Should Worry about this in 2024? (Part1)
In the era of digitization and GenAI, social engineering is another rapidly rising cybersecurity threat that capitalizes on human vulnerabilities. CISOs and cybersecurity leaders are always on the lookout for emerging sophistication. Threat actors apply unique methods to make their attacks look more benign and convincing. In this two-part blog, we will unwrap social engineering… Continue reading Rise of Social Engineering: Why Enterprises Should Worry about this in 2024? (Part1)
Keep Up with 2024’s Top Data Privacy Trends with OpenPages Data Privacy Management
Did you know last year, there were about 4,100+ data breaches, accounting for 22 billion publicly exposed records? Another research predicts that by the end of 2023, the global cost of cybersecurity would reach $10.5 trillion! It is evident that cybersecurity and privacy trends go hand in hand with technological innovations. At the dawn of… Continue reading Keep Up with 2024’s Top Data Privacy Trends with OpenPages Data Privacy Management
The Future of Data Privacy in Credit Unions: Trends and Predictions
People expect that their personal data and financial information will remain protected at all times, especially when it comes to the data they provide to credit unions, banks, and other financial institutions. It’s easy to see why this is the case. A single data breach can send massive volumes of extremely sensitive personal and financial… Continue reading The Future of Data Privacy in Credit Unions: Trends and Predictions
How to Evaluate and Choose a Data Privacy Management Solution for Your Credit Union
Data often represents a credit union’s lifeblood — its most valuable asset, so to speak. A financial institution’s data may be directly linked to mission-critical operations, ROI, and overall profitability. Credit unions collect a diverse variety of data points, including personal data and financial data. These data types can be quite valuable and members of… Continue reading How to Evaluate and Choose a Data Privacy Management Solution for Your Credit Union
Addressing Privacy and Data Challenges with Regulatory Compliance Services
As technological proliferation expands, so too does the amount of data that is generated. Contact forms. eNewsletter subscriptions. This has led to an increasing awareness in the realm of data privacy — a point that has led to the formation of countless laws, rules, and regulations that impact companies across all industries. Today’s business… Continue reading Addressing Privacy and Data Challenges with Regulatory Compliance Services
Avoiding Poor Data Governance With Data Risk Management Services
Many fail to realize it, but for a vast majority, a company’s most valuable asset is its data. That’s right. Data. Information. At its very core, binary code. Data is at the core of virtually every operation. Customer data. Sales and financial data. Machinery and equipment data output. Inventory. Records and documents. Data makes the… Continue reading Avoiding Poor Data Governance With Data Risk Management Services
Digital Transformation and How it Affects Data Compliance
Digital transformation is probably among the most-heard terms in today’s technology lexicon and for good reason. We are in an age of fast-evolving and rapidly-advancing technology that holds the potential to profoundly transform an organization’s operations. But what constitutes digital transformation? And how does it affect data compliance? These are important questions because data compliance… Continue reading Digital Transformation and How it Affects Data Compliance