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5 Steps to Information Governance Success

Weissman's World

To hear some people tell it, the future of information governance is a complex, frightening place to ponder. The volume of information we have to deal with is exploding, the mix of technologies we need to keep track of is changing, and just what do we call all this, anyway?! Well, I have good news: […]. The post 5 Steps to Information Governance Success appeared first on Holly Group.

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Germany Issues Ethics Report on Automated and Connected Cars

Hunton Privacy

On June 20, 2017, the German Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure issued a report on the ethics of Automated and Connected Cars (the “Report”). The Report was developed by a multidisciplinary Ethics Commission established in September 2016 for the purpose of developing essential ethical guidelines for the use of automated and connected cars.

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Records Management Outreach to Elementary Schools and Colleges

The Schedule

It all started in the beginning of the year. My school sent out a call to parents and guardians to see who would be interested in coming to our school’s career day. Guest speakers were sought to provide students with meaningful experiences that motivate and promote career/college readiness. There had already been curiosity centering on the media center.

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New CGI-sponsored research covers key trends and issues in adopting instant payments

CGI

New CGI-sponsored research covers key trends and issues in adopting instant payments. harini.kottees…. Fri, 06/23/2017 - 07:27. Every year at CGI, we conduct research on the services banks offer their customers—whether consumers or corporates—comparing the customer’s perspective with that of the bank. This year, we sponsored additional research focused specifically on payments.

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Peak Performance: Continuous Testing & Evaluation of LLM-Based Applications

Speaker: Aarushi Kansal, AI Leader & Author and Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO at Aggregage

Software leaders who are building applications based on Large Language Models (LLMs) often find it a challenge to achieve reliability. It’s no surprise given the non-deterministic nature of LLMs. To effectively create reliable LLM-based (often with RAG) applications, extensive testing and evaluation processes are crucial. This often ends up involving meticulous adjustments to prompts.

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Define A Financial Structure Early

PerezBox

If you’re looking to exit your company, building the financial structure for your business will be important. It will be the most important piece of the equation in any future. Read More. The post Define A Financial Structure Early appeared first on PerezBox.

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Managing Federal and Presidential Records

The Schedule

Mark your calendars for the next Records Management Section Google Hangout! On Thursday, July 6 at noon Eastern, the Records Management Section will be hosting a hangout on the Federal Records Act and the Presidential Records Act. We will be joined by Gary Stern, (General Counsel), Hannah Bergman (Assistant General Counsel), John Laster (Director, Presidential Materials Division), and Laurence Brewer (Chief Records Officer for the U.S.

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Securing the electricity network: Understanding the unique ICS environment of a utility

CGI

Securing the electricity network: Understanding the unique ICS environment of a utility. harini.kottees…. Thu, 06/22/2017 - 04:31. In January this year, what was believed to be a switching mistake at a high-voltage station near Amsterdam in the Netherlands, caused a complete blackout in the capital and a few neighboring cities. This left more than 350,000 people without power for half a day.

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Introducing Qualys Project Zero?

Scary Beasts Security

Google's Project Zero team was announced in July 2014. Since then, it has become very well known for publishing offensive security research of exceptional quality. This is especially welcome to defenders at a time where top quality offensive security research is drying up. For most important software targets, it's getting harder to find and exploit bugs.

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UK Government Confirms Implementation of EU GDPR

Hunton Privacy

On June 21, 2017, in the Queen’s Speech to Parliament , the UK government confirmed its intention to press ahead with the implementation of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) into national law. Among the announcements on both national and international politics, the Queen stated that, “A new law will ensure that the United Kingdom retains its world-class regime protecting personal data, and proposals for a new digital charter will be brought forward to ensure that the United King

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How and Why Should You Be Tracking Geopolitical Risk?

Geopolitical risk is now at the top of the agenda for CEOs. But tracking it can be difficult. The world is more interconnected than ever, whether in terms of economics and supply chains or technology and communication. Geopolitically, however, it is becoming increasingly fragmented – threatening the operations, financial well-being, and security of globally connected companies.

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Resourceful Records Managers

The Schedule

Our third Resourceful Records Manager! If you want to be included contact Jessika Drmacich at jgd1(at)williams(dot)edu! Alex Toner, University of Pittsburgh, University Records Manager. 1. What led you to choose your current career in Records Management? I was serving as the archives and records manager in the Office of the University Registrar when my current position became available.

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The impact of a cyber breach on public sector organizations

CGI

The impact of a cyber breach on public sector organizations. shobana.lv@cgi.com. Thu, 06/22/2017 - 07:00. Recently, CGI commissioned research from Oxford Economics— The Cyber-Value Connection —to explore the link between a cyber incident and company value. Specifically, we wanted to develop an analytical methodology to examine share-price movements in companies that had experienced publicly disclosed cyber breaches.

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UK ICO Revises Subject Access Guidance Following Court Rulings

Hunton Privacy

On June 20, 2017, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) published an updated version of its Code of Practice on Subject Access Requests (the “Code”). The updates are primarily in response to three Court of Appeal decisions from earlier this year regarding data controllers’ obligations to respond to subject access requests (“SARs”). The revisions more closely align the ICO’s position with the court’s judgments.

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Putative Data Breach Class Action Dismissed for the Third Time

Hunton Privacy

On June 13, 2017, Judge Andrea R. Wood of the Northern District of Illinois dismissed with prejudice a putative consumer class action filed against Barnes & Noble. The case was first filed after Barnes & Noble’s September 2012 announcement that “skimmers” had tampered with PIN pad terminals in 63 of its stores and exposed payment card information.

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7 Pitfalls for Apache Cassandra in Production

Apache Cassandra is an open-source distributed database that boasts an architecture that delivers high scalability, near 100% availability, and powerful read-and-write performance required for many data-heavy use cases. However, many developers and administrators who are new to this NoSQL database often encounter several challenges that can impact its performance.

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CGI-sponsored research covers key trends in adopting instant payments

CGI

CGI-sponsored research covers key trends in adopting instant payments. harini.kottees…. Mon, 06/19/2017 - 02:00. Every year at CGI, we conduct research on the services banks offer their customers - whether consumers or corporates - comparing the customer’s perspective with that of the bank’s. This year, we sponsored additional research focused specifically on payments.