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GUEST ESSAY: Addressing data leaks and other privacy, security exposures attendant to M&As

The Last Watchdog

Such consolidation across markets is good news for customers and vendors alike in terms of market growth and maximizing security investments. The FBI recently issued a warning that ransomware gangs are targeting companies during “time-sensitive financial events”, such as mergers and acquisitions.

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What VCs See Happening in Cybersecurity in 2023

eSecurity Planet

There have been many layoffs, the IPO market has gone mostly dark, and venture funding has decelerated. Despite all this, there is one tech category that has held up fairly well: Cybersecurity. Here’s how some top VCs see the cybersecurity market unfolding in the year ahead. Where will the dollars go?

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How do you secure a Super Bowl?

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

The cyber-offensive opportunities surrounding this year’s game will likely fall into the following categories: 1.Identity The ‘big event’ phishing spike It’s not just what happens on game day, but on the practice field, as they say. Go for the win with passwordless authentication. Now, let’s get into specifics.

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How to implement the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

IBM Big Data Hub

Processors include third parties that process personal data on a controller’s behalf, like a marketing firm that analyzes user data to help a business understand key customer demographics. Special category data includes biometrics, health records, race, ethnicity, and other highly personal information.

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10 everyday machine learning use cases

IBM Big Data Hub

Machine learning in marketing and sales According to Forbes , marketing and sales teams prioritize AI and ML more than any other enterprise department. Marketers use ML for lead generation, data analytics, online searches and search engine optimization (SEO). Then, it can tailor marketing materials to match those interests.

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State Activity on Privacy: Vermont Is First to Regulate Data Brokers

Data Matters

Washington State notably adopted a law on net neutrality and there is the prospect of a ballot initiative in California that would give individuals the right to know which categories of their or their children’s personal data have been collected or traded by businesses. The law will go into effect on January 1, 2019.

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Strengthening cybersecurity in life sciences with IBM and AWS

IBM Big Data Hub

By providing virtually unlimited compute/storage and pay-as-you-go pricing models, and by being armed with advanced analytics and AI, global scale, and fast innovation, cloud is leveling the technical stage for newcomers and redefining the way disruptors can enter the market.