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

JUNE 17, 2015

The post Scaling Through Culture: WeWork and Blue Bottle (vs. Regus and Starbucks) appeared first on John Battelle's Search Blog. The way we work is changing. That statement seems self-evident to anyone involved in what I call the NewCo economy – work no longer has to be a duty, it can be a calling. For those blessed with the talent, education, connections, and skill to turn work into part of their self expression, work isn’t the thing you have to do so you can “have a lif

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Collaboration 2.0

MARCH 4, 2015

'France''s 1930''s Maginot Line failure may seem an odd analogy, but ''digital washing'' of old ideas and lack of forward thinking also have the potential to create strategic disaster in a highly competitive world where speed to market and agility are key.

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Robert's Db2

DECEMBER 29, 2015

Not long ago, a DB2 for z/OS DBA requested of me some guidance in planning for his organization's initial use of index compression (a capability introduced with DB2 9 for z/OS). He asked some good questions, and with the thought that my responses might be useful to others in the DB2 community, I offer this blog entry. First, strive to get good "bang" from your index compression "buck.

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Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 29, 2015

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) recently released the final draft of its report entitled De-Identification of Personal Information. The report stems from a review conducted by NIST of various de-identification techniques for removal of personal information from computerized documents. While de-identification techniques are widely used, there is concern that existing techniques are insufficient to protect personal privacy because certain remaining information can make

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JKevinParker

OCTOBER 29, 2015

It is no secret that I love AIIM International. I owe a lot to AIIM for my professional development, industry knowledge, and the wonderful network within our industry. I only wish I had learned about AIIM much sooner than I did! So, this post is a very quick introduction to some of the value I see that AIIM offers. Please share it with anyone you think can benefit from AIIM Professional Membership.

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Elie

JANUARY 31, 2015

19.5% of HTTPS-enabled sites in Alexa's Top 1 Million trigger or will soon trigger a Chrome security warning because they are using the now deprecated SHA-1 signature algorithm to sign their HTTPS certificate. Soon those sites will be flagged by all major browsers as insecure.

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Roger's Information Security

DECEMBER 14, 2015

The post Community Channel’s Natalie Tran on Password Policy appeared first on Roger's Information Security Blog.

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Positively RIM

JULY 13, 2015

10Jul2015 Today the United States Office of Personnel Management revealed that its data breach affected tens of millions of individuals. The OPM’s Director resigned. The stolen data included personal information about: Current government workers Former government workers Relatives and associates of current and former government workers The OPM had information about the last group because they investigated people close to government workers who requested security clearances.

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Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

AUGUST 6, 2015

It has been reported today by the Reuters news agency that the European Commission is working with the US on […].

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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

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

'The post Remember the Internet When Considering The Things appeared first on John Battelle's Search Blog. Last month I sat down with my old pal Jay Adelson (Digg, Revision 3, Equinix, SimpleGeo) who together with his partner Andy Smith is raising a new fund focused on the Internet of Things. Our goal was to get caught up – I’d tell him about my plans for NewCo , and they’d update me on Center Electric, the fund’s new name.

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Collaboration 2.0

JANUARY 29, 2015

'"The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown" HP Lovecraft.

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Robert's Db2

APRIL 29, 2015

Twice in the past month, I've encountered a misunderstanding pertaining to dynamic SQL statements issued by applications that access DB2 for z/OS via network connections (these could also be called DDF-using applications, or DRDA requesters). Now seems as good a time as any to clear things up. I'll use this blog entry for that purpose. The misunderstanding of which I speak: some people are under the impression that dynamic SQL statements issued by DDF-connected applications are zIIP-eligible whe

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Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

In late October, the Brazilian Ministry of Justice (the “Ministry”) issued its revised Draft Bill for the Protection of Personal Data (“Draft Bill”). The Ministry released its preliminary draft in January 2015, and the Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton & Williams LLP (“CIPL”) filed public comments to the draft on May 5, 2015. Key changes to the new Draft Bill include: adding “legitimate interest” as a basis for processing non-sensitive personal information; adding a risk-bas

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Brandeis Records Manager

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

George Despres. Program Director for University Records Management, Brandeis University. (The content in this blog reflects the opinions of the author, and not of Brandeis University.). Two Cents on the CRM Experience. I’ve recently made the time (belatedly) to take the CRM exams. While CRM had been slipping on my to-do list for almost ten years, I’ve been busy doing RIM, though admittedly under a bit of an “impostor” self-image.

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HIPAA

MAY 27, 2015

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Elie

DECEMBER 10, 2015

Over the last two years, the number of encrypted emails received by Gmail has almost doubled, as I reported earlier on the Google security blog. This very encouraging trend is sadly accompanied with an increase of SMTP TLS downgrade attacks, which prevent encryption of emails in transit as discussed in our research paper on the state of email transport security.

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JKevinParker

OCTOBER 28, 2015

On 8/26/2015, I was the featured speaker for an AIIM Webinar on SharePoint and how to make it useful. View the presentation recording at the AIIM site , or browse the slides below. Finally! A Way to Make SharePoint Useful from AIIM Webinar Description According to a recent AIIM survey, 37% of SharePoint users have failed to achieve their original expectations for the platform.

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CGI

JUNE 24, 2015

Improving road inspections and maintenance through mobile technology. shobana.lv@cgi.com. Wed, 06/24/2015 - 08:00. Maintaining road infrastructures is highly complex, but also essential for the safety of travelers and economic progress. Roads are heavily used by both business and private travelers, making it difficult to close them for maintenance. Currently, many government transport agencies rely on road inspection techniques that are manual and time consuming.

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Barclay T Blair

JUNE 3, 2015

What a pleasure and honor to work with Bennett. eDisclosure Information Project. There was a time when the roles of corporate professional advisers were sharply defined. Accountants did the sums, audited accounts and gave financial advice while lawyers dealt, largely reactively, with a well-compartmentalised class of problems which involved meeting legal obligations, securing proprietary rights and bringing or defending litigation claims; IP specialists and a range of others with specific skills

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

When developing a Gen AI application, one of the most significant challenges is improving accuracy. This can be especially difficult when working with a large data corpus, and as the complexity of the task increases. The number of use cases/corner cases that the system is expected to handle essentially explodes. 💥 Anindo Banerjea is here to showcase his significant experience building AI/ML SaaS applications as he walks us through the current problems his company, Civio, is solving.

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 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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Collaboration 2.0

JANUARY 27, 2015

'Finally some innovation and progress in network security after years of siege mentality - map IT topography, label and write security policy for the modern digital world.

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Robert's Db2

JUNE 18, 2015

DB2 for z/OS is making increased use of the information that it keeps in the real-time statistics tables in the DB2 catalog. You should be doing likewise. Read on to learn more. For a long time, the only statistics to be found in DB2 "system" tables were those generated through execution of the RUNSTATS utility. Starting with DB2 Version 7 (around the 2000 time frame), DB2 could automatically and periodically (every 30 minutes, by default) write a variety of statistics about table spaces and ind

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Hunton Privacy

DECEMBER 22, 2015

On December 17, 2015, the German Federal Diet ( Bundestag ) adopted a draft law introducing class action-like claims that will enable consumer protection associations to sue companies for violations of German data protection law. The law amends Germany’s Act on Actions for Injunctions to allow consumer protection associations to bring lawsuits against companies for improper use of consumer data in violation of German data protection law.

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Brandeis Records Manager

FEBRUARY 21, 2015

George Despres. University Records Manager, Brandeis University. (The content in this blog reflects the opinions of the author, and not of Brandeis University.). Last fall, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing , by Marie Kondo, was released in the United States. This book passed under my radar until a kind colleague pointed out that, in one chapter, Kondo dispenses personal record retention and categorization guidance.

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HIPAA

MAY 6, 2015

I am asked that question almost weekly. While the answer has traditionally been “no,” the legal landscape is shifting and the risk of being sued continues to increase. Let’s first start with some background. As some of you may know, HIPAA does not include a “private right of action.” This means that an individual may not file a claim against a covered entity or a business associate in order to enforce HIPAA or seek damages in response to a HIPAA violation.

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