With robust regulatory enforcement of data privacy policies underway, with Meta and Sephora among those facing fines, other organizations may be working to comply with emerging data privacy laws at the international, national, and state level. The trouble is, nuances of differences among regulations could lead to a hodgepodge of fines and other punitive actions […]
If 2021 was focused on growth and scale, and 2022 saw cost-cutting and survival as key objectives, then 2023 is a year to aim for stability. A challenging macroeconomic climate is forcing payment issuers and acquirers to prioritize revenue growth and operating efficiency, seen as the top priority by 25% and 24% respectively of respondents. […]
The human desire to experience other places and cultures is nothing new. Yet, getting from Point A to Point B is among the most carbon-intensive activities on planet Earth. Today, the travel industry contributes somewhere between an estimated 8% to 11% to total emissions globally. Indeed, the travel industry is facing a reckoning. Amid rising […]
Economies and businesses are becoming increasingly prudent about managing data. Yet, despite these efforts, and the roll-out of national and — in the case of the EU — continent-wide steps to better regulate the safeguarding of data, security breaches remain commonplace. According to an IBM and Ponemon Institute report, the average cost of a data […]
When the water dispenser on the front of your refrigerator breaks, you probably keep using the fridge itself because most of it works good enough. At some point along the way, you crack and decide a “good enough” fridge isn’t okay anymore. You fix the water dispenser or maybe buy a new fridge. In a […]
T-Mobile recently agreed to a $350 million settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit filed in response to a 2021 data breach that affected more than 75 million customers. As a part of that settlement, the telecommunications company also agreed to spend $150 million to improve data security, according to a SEC filing. But the […]
The role of IT is to serve the business and protect the enterprise. Traditionally, IT did this by evaluating and making all the software decisions — but this is no longer the case. The business is buying the software to serve itself, and leaving protection of the enterprise largely to IT. This split responsibility is […]
Role-based access control allows network managers to personalize a user’s access level based on the individual’s role within the organization. Rule-based systems, on the other hand, grant access to individuals complying with a specific set of conditions. By establishing a pre-defined rule-based access control setting, an administrator might, for example, grant a person or team […]
It’s no secret the tech industry struggles with achieving a diverse workforce. A recent study showed that over the last two years, many tech companies doubled their commitments to support DEI in tech. Despite these well-intentioned efforts, one in four companies reported their teams were more than 70% white, and 73% said there were no […]
Data science has become a critical tool for doing business in the uncertain economy. Here are 10 tools that can help you get and maintain that competitive edge.