As companies keep transitioning to remote workflows and relying heavily on cloud-based infrastructures, the task required to safeguard their sensitive data also becomes onerous. According to Gartner, cloud computing has matured from a technology disruptor and will be a required component for competitiveness by 2028. However, this shift in the company workflow environment often comes ...

In the current business environment, it is almost inevitable that an organization will experience a security breach that exposes collected personal data to unauthorized access. Under the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation, regardless of the severity of the security breach, organizations must inform their EU customers and stakeholders of the incident in a ...

Every organization collects and processes data as part of normal operations, and all data has the potential to contain sensitive information. This may include personally identifiable information, such as names, addresses, social security numbers, and banking account numbers, which could be used by a malicious third-party to identify consumers or employees. The privacy of this ...

Data governance is no longer a ‘nice-to-have’ measure in organizations as there is a growing concern around the globe that unregulated use of data can result in serious privacy violations, among other issues. That’s why data governance has topped the agenda in many continents as more efforts are being put in place to provide standards ...

Are you ready to complete a major data migration but not sure where to start? Or perhaps you’ve already completed your migration, but now you’re having trouble assessing performance on your new systems. Regardless of where you find yourself in the data migration journey, a checklist is designed to help you adhere to all the ...

The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation requires every organization that collects sensitive personal data from those residing in the EU to ask for clear and specific consent before collecting that data. The three sample texts, created by Mark W. Kaelin for TechRepublic Premium, will provide a customizable framework for your organization to use and ...

If you’re a systems administrator, it doesn’t matter what platform you use, so long as it can get the job done. Part of that job is ensuring the safety and viability of the data housed on those servers. Unless you can protect that data, and efficiently and effectively restore it (should disaster strike), you’re facing ...

The EU General Data Protection Regulation is a comprehensive set of rules designed to keep the personal data of all EU citizens collected by any organization, enterprise or business safe from unauthorized access or use. The GDPR went into effect on May 25, 2018, and the provisions in the law greatly affected the manner in ...

Technological advances in recent years have provided great advantages by offering diverse tools, software and platforms that generate operational flexibility. It has also led to some complex challenges: keeping track of massive amounts of data in disparate locations, under various user controls and accessed via different types of devices, both personally and company-owned. Shadow IT ...

The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation requires every business enterprise and public authority that collects personal data from EU customers and clients to protect that data from unauthorized access. Finding ideal candidates for the GDPR data protection compliance officer position will require thorough vetting, and potential candidates may be difficult to find. This hiring ...

The technology of edge computing dates back to the creation of the World Wide Web. In the 1990s, the first content-distributed networks were created as developers soon realized that bringing data close to online users was the only way to avoid downtime and decrease latency. Today, the concept of edge computing remains the same, but ...

Finding the best data analytics tools for a particular business enterprise requires extended research and the systematic comparison of features. There are dozens upon dozens of potential solutions on the market, so whittling down those vendor choices to a select few will take some effort and more than a little patience. These guidelines (and the ...

Backing up, retaining and safeguarding electronic data, including email, financial records, medical information and other electronic documents are essential steps and often mandated practices for organizations. However, many organizations still need to implement an electronic data retention policy or refine an existing one. This Electronic Data Retention Policy, written by Erik Eckel for TechRepublic Premium, ...

Data integration as a formal practice gained prominence in the late 20th century with the rise of relational databases and the need for a more efficient way to manage and analyze data. It has come a long way from manual processes to highly automated and scalable solutions that meet the ever-increasing data challenges of the ...

In many ways, data has become the primary currency of modern organizations. It doesn’t matter whether you are a large business enterprise, SMB, government or non-profit, the collection, management, protection and analysis of data is a determining factor in your overall success. This policy, written by Mark W. Kaelin for TechRepublic Premium, establishes an enterprise-wide ...