data privacy - News, Features, and Slideshows

• NZ gov’t hosts open data hackathon

  Two-day event sparks interest across public and private sectors - there is a waitlist for participants

• Franken presses Ford on location data collection practices

  A U.S. Senator Tuesday pressed Ford for information on its in-car data collection practices, citing recent boasts by a marketing executive at the automaker that it can monitor drivers via integrated navigation system.

• Beware of websites with no privacy statement: NetSafe

  Online safety advocate NetSafe says users should be wary of websites that lack a privacy statement.

• Google Transparency Report raises concern, praised

  Privacy advocates say more companies should follow search giant's example

Whitepapers about data privacy

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  Detect, defend against and recover from insider attacks

  Accept that sooner or later you’re going to have someone prowling around your network looking to cause damage or steal your critical data. Even the best perimeter defenses can do nothing to stop them, so it's essential to also have strong Active Directory security and governance in place. Here is a how to on combating the insider threat effectively.