The European Union is considering sweeping new data protection laws that would mandate many organizations in Europe formally appoint a Data Protection Officer (DPO). To get ahead of the potential high demand for qualified candidates, organizations should consider defining their needs now. full story ![]()
A Miami police officer faces up to two years in federal prison for his role in a Liberty City protection racket.
miamiherald.com (30 days ago)

Other countries including Germany, Sweden and Belgium also make objections, as American companies voice concernsThe UK is among nine countries lobbying Brussels to ease proposed rules on data protection – in a move that will come as a relief to US technology companies including Google and Facebook which have been increasingly concerned about potential effects on their...
guardian.co.uk (2 months and 18 days ago)
Hamburg's state data protection agency said today that Google admitted collecting data including e-mails, passwords, photos and chat protocols from 2008-2010 as it prepared to launch its Street View service.
duluthnewstribune.com (1 month ago)
Legal compliance and privacy protection concerns and legislation are driving greater interest in preventing unauthorized access to data by companies. This is leading to a increasing interest in encrypting data so it cannot be read by anybody who doesn’t posses the encryption key. Protecting data from unauthorized access has become one of the critical issues for companies...
forbes.com (1 month and 22 days ago)
Filed under: Investing CIO Survey Reveals Weaknesses in Virtualization Data Protection Veeam's Virtualization Data Protection Report 2013 Shows Capability, Complexity and Cost Issues Hampering IT Departments BAAR, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Veeam Software: Click to Tweet: CIO Survey Reveals Weaknesses in Virtualization Data Protection http://www.veeam.com/survey...
dailyfinance.com (2 months and 21 days ago)

Virtual Property World, the firm she runs with her husband, posted customers’ details on their website in an apparent data protection blunder
mirror.co.uk (29 days ago)
Englewood-based IHS announced Wednesday that its President and Chief Operating Officer Scott Key will assume the role of president and chief executive officer on June 1, succeeding Jerre Stead.
denverpost.com (1 month and 12 days ago)
Consumer data protection is hot news again, along with the privacy issues raised by browser tracking and tracking software. Since the Obama administration's proposed privacy policy on consumer data last year, consumers are wondering how Congress will legislate Obama's guidelines into working consumer protections. Meanwhile, the European Commission is working on a consumer...
forbes.com (2 months and 17 days ago)
Even though a perception persists that machines can increasingly solve complex problems and process large amounts of data on their own, machine learning experts say humans still play a key role.
gigaom.com (2 months and 5 days ago)
To bring in more data on the IT products that enterprises use, HG Data is taking on $2 million in venture funding, pointing to the role big data can play in lead generation.
gigaom.com (2 months and 12 days ago)
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