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Redefining what security means for federal agencies
Federal agencies are starting to use data provided by routine cybersecurity protocols to identify new ways to increase efficiencies and optimize citizen service.
Open government data is essential, but policies should not discourage public-private data partnerships
Policymakers must craft sensible policies to ensure the public and private sectors can continue collaborating for the benefit of government and its citizens.
How big data has changed politics
An inside look into how big data is revolutionizing politics, for better or worse.
ICANN’s Whois service faces GDPR compliance challenges
Legal uncertainties shutter previously accessible databases used to identify fraudsters, criminals, thieves and hackers.
GDPR is a missed opportunity for real privacy protection
Doubling down on individual control makes GDPR an expensive nuisance for enterprises while failing to protect consumers against likely data harms.
Powering AI for government
In the coming years, artificial intelligence will become increasingly pervasive, spurring massive innovation across the private and public sectors. This development offers governments large and small major opportunities to surmount...
China and the West are converging on consumer data protection policy
As the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation comes into force on May 25, China is also wrestling with the complex consumer protection issues that bedevil all digital economies.
Budget constraints can kill IT innovation … but only if you let them
Focusing too much on costs can result in a race to the bottom, says Chad Sheridan, CIO of USDA's Risk Management Agency. Instead, Federal CIOs (who know a thing or two about working in a budget-challenged environment) are looking to a...
Federal CIOs, racing to modernize IT, get a boost from the White House
New executive order promises to help CIOs take control over agency IT as they pursue hybrid cloud and "everything as a service".
Consumer data protection is an advantage, not just a responsibility
A deeper dive into the tectonic shift from business models that sell data towards those that market data protection. The backdrop: GDPR is around the corner even though 59 percent of US employees haven’t even heard of the GDPR.
For government CIOs, accountability comes without authority
Federal CIO Suzette Kent sees progress for federal CIOs, but says more needs to be done to make tech leaders full-fledged partners with top agency brass.
What #GDPRjokes tell us about the coming regulations
A glimpse inside the humor of GDPR’s impact on storing and controlling data.
Today’s competitive digital marketplace will drive policy changes
After the Facebook hearings policymakers should remember that there’s plenty of room for new players in the digital marketplace
Working with our allies is the best way to persuade China to practice open trade and investment
The administration’s announced tariff actions is a mistake.
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Comply today and realize value tomorrow: GDPR readiness day one and beyond
This blog is dedicated to detailing the capabilities your organization needs to comply with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and, eventually, to operationalize and enhance your privacy compliance and processes.
5 must-ask questions for complying with GDPR’s ‘Right to be Forgotten’
For all US-based companies that might have EU data, it’s time to segregate that data and initiate proper protocols to ensure fines don’t come your way after May.
Denmark creates world’s first Tech Embassy to understand global tech giants impact on society
An interview with Casper Klynge, the newly appointed global tech ambassador of Denmark, the first position of its kind.
To manage GDPR data risk, pay attention to your service level agreements
Your technology suppliers provide a pipe, platform or other web-based application to enable their clients to do business over the Internet. Unless the client has stipulated their security requirements, the supplier is likely to only...
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