Issues around data privacy and security have gained importance in recent years, given the emergence of new data protection regulations including the European Union’s (EU’s) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the New York Department of Financial Services Cybersecurity Regulation, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and the India Data Protection Bill, with more on the horizon. From business stakeholders needing to analyse customer data to drive revenue, to in-house security teams and legal counsel investigating a legal dispute, to security professionals defending against breaches and outside threats, the need to effectively manage personal and sensitive data has never been more important.
This article will explore the ongoing impact and risk of data breaches, ways information governance and analytics techniques can help strengthen information security and how organisations can leverage machine learning to streamline data management at scale.
This article was originally published in Corporate Disputes magazine.