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The Impact of Data Governance in Cybersecurity

Dataversity

Unfortunately, today’s data can also be easily targeted by cybercriminals looking to access and tamper with sensitive information. This is why cybersecurity is increasingly becoming a top strategic priority for enterprises of all sizes. The post The Impact of Data Governance in Cybersecurity appeared first on DATAVERSITY.

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Is a Proactive Approach Best for Data Privacy and Cybersecurity?

Dataversity

Companies today are a storehouse for extensively valuable data – from employees’ data to the business’s financial data to corporate intelligence to customer information. […]. The post Is a Proactive Approach Best for Data Privacy and Cybersecurity? appeared first on DATAVERSITY.

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Scaling Data Access Governance

Dataversity

The rise of data lakes and adjacent patterns such as the data lakehouse has given data teams increased agility and the ability to leverage major amounts of data. Constantly evolving data privacy legislation and the impact of major cybersecurity breaches has led to the call for responsible data […].

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New Gartner Category Impacts Data Governance Professionals

The Data Administration Newsletter

With the latest SEC developments lighting a fire under the feet of companies and their executives, data governance is increasingly a front-line imperative. The shift is dramatic, with firms now mandated to report material cybersecurity incidents promptly, a move that ties the knot even tighter between cybersecurity and data governance.

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Taming Access Creep: Strategies to Rein in Unnecessary Privileges

Dataversity

One of the most pervasive cybersecurity challenges is “access creep” – the gradual, often unnoticed accumulation of access privileges by employees beyond what their current role requires. This phenomenon occurs when initial access rights granted for specific roles are not revoked as employees change positions or their job duties evolve.

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Data Governance Gets a New Impetus

The Data Administration Newsletter

Data governance has often been met with furrowed brows among CIOs — sometimes seen as the broccoli of the IT dinner plate: undoubtedly good for you, but not always eagerly consumed. CIOs often bore the brunt from organizations that were forced to do top-down data governance.

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SEC Cybersecurity Mandate: A New Era of Accountability for CISOs and CFOs

The Data Administration Newsletter

While I previously highlighted the ruling’s potential impact in “Data Governance Gets a New Impetus,” it’s worth revisiting whether this shift will matter to management teams or simply add another layer to the compliance checklist. […]