Data Protector

AUGUST 17, 2015

The (discrete) search to appoint a successor to David Smith, soon-to-retire Deputy Information Commissioner and Director of Data Protection is over. Shortly, the successful candidate will be unveiled. Don't worry, it’s not me. And a (discrete) search will commence to find a suitable replacement for Chris Graham, soon-to-be outgoing Commissioner. How secret should this process be, and when is it appropriate to extend the selection process?

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John Battelle's Searchblog

AUGUST 14, 2015

The post Branch Deepviews: Routing Around The Damage of Apps and App Stores appeared first on John Battelle's Search Blog. But it’s also the year a better one will be born. 2015 is the year the old internet finally died [link]. — John Battelle (@johnbattelle) August 7, 2015. Over and over again, the press and pundits are declaring the death of the “web we once knew.” And despite having solid proof to the contrary, I’ve always responded that the web will never die, th

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Hunton Privacy

AUGUST 24, 2015

On August 24, 2015, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued its opinion in Federal Trade Commission v. Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (“Wyndham”), affirming a district court holding that the Federal Trade Commission has the authority to regulate companies’ data security practices. As we previously reported , the case stems from Wyndham’s challenge to the FTC’s authority to bring a 2012 suit against Wyndham, in which the FTC alleged that the company’s failure to maintain re

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Robert's Db2

AUGUST 31, 2015

A few days ago, I delivered a presentation on DB2 for z/OS performance monitoring and tuning for the DBA team at a large financial institution. At one point during the session, an attendee asked this question: "Which of our buffer pools should we page-fix?" Because that's a good question, and because it's a question to which the answer has changed over the years, I decided to make it the subject of this blog entry.

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Elie

AUGUST 29, 2015

Phishing is a social-engineering attack where the attacker entice his victims to give-up their credentials for a given website by impersonating it. Believe it or not phishing campaigns are well organized and follow a very strict playbook. This post aim at shedding some light on how phishing campaign works under the hood, showcase which infrastructure phishers use to steal users credentials and provide advice on how to defend against it.

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Data Protector

AUGUST 12, 2015

I was asked this question at 6.15 am today. And, if I knew the answer, was I available for a BBC radio interview immediately after the 7.00 am news? No and Yes were my answers – so I subsequently had a chat with BBC Radio’s Adrian Goldberg. The question arose because the Birmingham Mail had asked West Midlands Police to disclose the names and images of ten suspects it had been hunting for at least a decade for crimes including rape and murder.

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John Battelle's Searchblog

AUGUST 12, 2015

The post Information Transparency & The “True Cost” Calculator appeared first on John Battelle's Search Blog. The view from Bolinas. It’s been so long since I’ve written here, and I’ve missed it terribly. As startups tend to do, NewCo has taken over most of my waking hours. So I thought I’d just sit and write for a spell, even if what comes out isn’t fully baked.

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Hunton Privacy

AUGUST 19, 2015

On August 17, 2015, the Federal Trade Commission announced proposed settlements with 13 companies over allegations that they misled consumers by falsely claiming to be Safe Harbor certified when their certifications had lapsed or they had never been certified at all. Seven companies, including Golf Connect, LLC, Contract Logix, LLC and Forensics Consulting Solutions, LLC, allegedly claimed to have a current certification in one or both of the U.S.

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Robert's Db2

AUGUST 12, 2015

I've long been an advocate of Big Memory (meaning, lots of real storage) for DB2 for z/OS systems. For years, I was disappointed at seeing one production DB2 subsystem after another running in a z/OS LPAR with 16 GB, 20 GB, maybe 40 GB of memory -- enough real storage to run decently, but not enough to let DB2 do its thing with maximum performance. It was like seeing a thoroughbred racehorse in a small coral.

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CGI

AUGUST 26, 2015

Best value procurement recognizes vendors as experts. narmada.devarajan. Wed, 08/26/2015 - 03:15. As the failure of large information and communications technology (ICT) projects has become a matter of public discussion in several countries, the Best Value Procurement (BVP) approach is gaining rapid ground. BVP is a common sense procurement method that focuses on finding and empowering the best experts and removing barriers to project success, such as non-expert interference and restrictive proc

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Barclay T Blair

AUGUST 21, 2015

Good article from Mary Butler over at AHIMA that does a nice job of describing both my enthusiasm and wariness on the CIGO role: Blair, however, has been among the most outspoken IG experts to advocate for the widespread adoption of the role chief information governance officer (CIGO), which would, ideally, put IG in the C-suite of an organization.

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Data Protector

AUGUST 18, 2015

As Deputy Commissioner David Smith completes his last lap of the data protection conference circuit, various speakers are extending their hastily-prepared remarks to include a short homily on his contribution to data protection over the decades. Yes, he really has been at the ICO for decades. It's a convention that public servants are never presented with anything other than small tokens of appreciation from grateful hosts.

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John Battelle's Searchblog

AUGUST 31, 2015

The post This Is How We Pick A NewCo appeared first on John Battelle's Search Blog. Over on the NewCo site , I’ve updated our explanation of how we chose NewCos around the world (1,100 or so so far). Here’s that post for those readers at Searchblog who might be interested. . Since we launched NewCo’s festivals in late 2012, tens of thousands of people have experienced the unique NewCo model of “getting out to get in.

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Hunton Privacy

AUGUST 27, 2015

On August 20, 2015, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton & Williams (“CIPL”) filed comments to the Indonesian Draft Regulation proposed by the Minister of Communication and Information (RPM) of the Protection of Personal Data in Electronic Systems. The comments were limited to the issue of cross-border data transfers and were submitted in the form of a new CIPL white paper entitled Cross-Border Data Transfer Mechanisms.

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Preservica

AUGUST 17, 2015

Jon Tilbury has recently been profiled in TechWeek Europe. In IT life: The Never Ending Story, Jon takes readers through his career in technology, and also includes a few predictions and thoughts on the greatest challenges IT departments are facing today. Click here to read the full article.

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CGI

AUGUST 18, 2015

Monetizing data: New ways to grow the value of data assets. ravi.kumarv@cgi.com. Wed, 08/19/2015 - 00:22. If getting insights from data analysis is good for an organization’s internal purposes, it’s even better when insights are shared with outside stakeholders, such as customers and partners. Sometimes the term “monetizing data” is used to describe this concept, but it may be a bit misleading.

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Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

AUGUST 12, 2015

Forum shopping (i.e. where businesses pick and choose the most privacy-friendly EU state to set up shop) has always been […].

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Speaker: Anindo Banerjea, CTO at Civio & Tony Karrer, CTO at Aggregage

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Data Protector

AUGUST 11, 2015

What are we to make of today’s Big Brother Watch report which claims that local authorities commit 4 data breaches every day? In the words of TV magician Paul Daniels: “Not a lot.” At first glance, it looks impressive. It’s almost 200 pages long. But, and this is a big but, there are only a few pages of analysis – once you get past page 12, a series of annexes contain the responses from each local authority, revealing how minor the vast majority of the reported incidents (occurring between April

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John Battelle's Searchblog

AUGUST 20, 2015

The post Spanning SF and Oakland: The First Ever NewCo Bay Bridge Festival Lineup Is Out! appeared first on John Battelle's Search Blog. While NewCo has been celebrating unique San Francisco companies for three years, 2015 is the first year we’ve produced our hometown festival with a fully staffed and funded team. And it shows: We’re adding Oakland as a companion city to San Francisco this year, and more than 200 companies will be opening their doors for a four-day festival this

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Hunton Privacy

AUGUST 26, 2015

On July 30, 2015, the Bavarian Data Protection Authority (“DPA”) issued a press release stating that it imposed a significant fine on both the seller and purchaser in an asset deal for unlawfully transferring customer personal data as part of the deal. In the press release, the DPA stated that customer data often have significant economic value to businesses, particularly with respect to delivering personalized advertising.

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Data Protector

AUGUST 10, 2015

I don't know, either. The TPS’s website provides individuals with an easy way to register their objection to receiving unsolicited direct marketing calls, but no information on how effective it is at stamping out these practices. There’s no information on the volume of complaints it receives, and how these are trending over time. There’s no information on the work it does to investigate these complaints, before handing them to the Information Commissioner’s Office.

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Speaker: Aindra Misra, Senior Manager, Product Management (Data, ML, and Cloud Infrastructure) at BILL

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Data Protector

AUGUST 7, 2015

Why are so many privacy professionals driven to despair? Don’t worry. It’s not that unusual for privacy professionals to be driven to despair by the demands of their job. It’s just a mindset that most of them go through when business “requirements” and legal “restrictions” continually clash. As Tom Fletcher, the UK’s former Ambassador to the Lebanon recently put it : “You think you’re reached rock bottom – then you hear a noise from below.

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Data Protector

AUGUST 3, 2015

Students of surveillance and counter terrorism have another (81 page) report to add to their summer reading list. The Henry Jackson Society has recently published " SurveillanceAfter Snowden: Effective Espionage in an Age of Transparency. " The report, written by Robin Simcox, looks at the ways the actions of Edward Snowden have impacted the US and the UK, particularly with regards to safeguarding national security.

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Hunton Privacy

AUGUST 21, 2015

On August 11, 2015, the Online Trust Alliance, a nonprofit group whose goal is to increase online trust and promote the vitality of the Internet, released a framework (the “Framework”) for best practices in privacy and data security for the Internet of Things. The Framework was developed by the Internet of Things Trustworthy Working Group, which the Online Trust Alliance created in January 2015 to address “the mounting concerns and collective impact of connected devices.”.

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Hunton Privacy

AUGUST 18, 2015

On August 7, 2015, Delaware Governor Jack Markell signed four bills into law concerning online privacy. The bills, drafted by the Delaware Attorney General, focus on protecting the privacy of website and mobile app users, children, students and crime victims. 1. The Delaware Online and Personal Privacy Protection Act. The Delaware Online and Personal Privacy Protection Act (S.B. 68) will require operators of commercial internet services such as websites and mobile apps to make a privacy policy c

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CGI

AUGUST 11, 2015

Cyber dashboards demonstrate value to executives. shobana.lv@cgi.com. Tue, 08/11/2015 - 08:00. Organizations can spend a lot of money on cybersecurity, where the people, processes and tools all need to work together. Cyber threats are constantly changing, which means toolsets are changing as well, and cyber professionals need constant training. They also need ample time to participate in cyber communities where information about ever-more sophisticated threats is shared.

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Hunton Privacy

AUGUST 7, 2015

On August 3, 2015, Neiman Marcus requested en banc review of the Seventh Circuit’s recent decision in Remijas v. Neiman Marcus Group, LLC , No. 14-3122. As we previously reported , the Seventh Circuit found that members of a putative class alleged sufficient facts to establish standing to sue Neiman Marcus following a 2013 data breach. During that breach, hackers gained access to customers’ credit and debit card information.

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Hunton Privacy

AUGUST 6, 2015

On July 28, 2015, the UK Supreme Court announced its decision to grant permission in part for Google Inc. (“Google”) to appeal the England and Wales Court of Appeal’s decision in Google Inc. v Vidal-Hall and Others. As we reported previously , the claimants in this case were users of Apple’s Safari browser who argued that during certain months in 2011 and 2012, Google collected information about their browsing habits via cookies placed on their devices without their consent and in breach of Goog

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