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We’re all a little paranoid when it comes to data loss.

In a digital age, data security is a top priority, but it can be difficult to know who exactly is  responsible for securing sensitive information. While companies may feel they have sufficiently secured their own data, those that utilize SaaS vendors in their business put their sensitive information and business data in the hands of these vendors, who store it in the cloud or on-premises at their location. There are a number of security considerations and variables a business should keep in mind, especially related to cloud security. But it's helpful to remember one simple question when considering vendors or evaluating current protection efforts: Does the country housing my data care about security? Countries that do have taken action to protect personal and business data stored in their country or region. Other efforts to protect personal information include enforcing security standards, developing national cybersecurity strategies, and providing public awareness campaigns, among others. Countries that received lower scores have done less to ensure businesses are protecting data and require less transparency between data collectors and individuals.  In a globalized world, servers could be housed in any number of countries other than the one your business or a software vendor operates in. Still, it should be considered a potential red flag if vendors operate out of extremely vulnerable geographical regions.  Every year, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) releases the results of a worldwide security survey titled the United Nations Global Cybersecurity Index (CGI). The index provides an overall security rating based on a number of factors related to legislative, organizational, technical, capacity building, and international cooperation.

Data is a critical asset to organizations today and the growing volume of diverse data generation is making data management and governance increasingly important and challenging. Managing the ever-increasing complexity in data sets has given rise to the concept of big data, but what exactly is big data, and why is it important for businesses?

Customer testimonials are incredibly powerful. 

Cyber attacks steal data and cost victims millions of dollars in penalties. It can even devastate an organization’s reputation. Cybersecurity protocols and practices help companies defend sensitive information against these kinds of attacks.

Every transaction that we make creates data. From swiping your card while going grocery shopping, to closing a billion-dollar merger, each transaction creates several data points across the digital ecosystem. Although this is unstructured data, it's how we use these billions of data points to create and derive information that forms the underlying structure of data management and data science. Data value needs to be delivered to businesses as soon as possible, and converting this value into actionable insights is critical.

It’s been a busy past year for those working in the data privacy industry. 2020 welcomed the implementation date (January 1, 2020) and enforcement date (July 1, 2020) of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). 

Fast identity online (FIDO) standards are authentication protocols where security and user experience meet.

It’s hard to change your reputation. 

Customers are the fuel of any business. They drive the revenue that organizations need to grow and succeed. Resources, on the other hand, are the machinery required for smooth business operations. Employees, equipment, partners, and working capital all come under resources.