Learning More About Data Governance

The Enterprise Data Governance Online (EDGO) conference is scheduled for January 24, 2018 beginning at 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. (PST). This free online event will feature a full day of live sessions presented by industry experts brought to you wherever you are. This educational program is designed to teach anyone working with data to execute…

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Being Proactive Against Cyber Crime

Cybersecurity and espionage. The components of classical espionage – obtaining privileged information, overcoming multiple levels of security, and protecting the source of the information – also apply to cybersecurity. This interesting information came to us from The Cipher Brief in their article, “The Intelligence Community’s Lexicon of Risk.” It is important to know the risk in…

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Data Management Tool at Your Fingertips

There are many options in the world of reference data management (RDM) tools. The source article seeks to help organizations weigh through the various options available to them. We want to highlight a couple of those options. You can read through the comprehensive list for the comprehensive list. Information Management brought this information to us in…

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The Difference in Attitudes Towards Technology

Protecting your personal data has never been more important. However, not everyone understands the threats in the same way and others ignore their role and responsibility in their own protection. A recent survey shows that baby boomers (birthdates early-to-mid 1940s to early 1960s) and millennials (1980s to early 2000s) unsurprisingly disagree in their attitudes toward…

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Garbage In, Garbage Out

Quality is important whether we are talking about fabric, craftsmanship or data. Data technologies and data assets have no meaning without quality. DATAVERSITY brought this news to us in their article, “Data Quality in the Enterprise.” While data management professionals have been focused on refining the data analysis and reporting platforms, the quality of data has…

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Ease of Access

With data breaches seemingly a daily occurrence, it shouldn’t surprise us that 80 percent of breaches involve the exploitation of privileged access. This interesting information came to us from Gov Info Security in their article, “Changing the Conversation About Privileged Access.” Recent research indicates that in several high-profile breaches, including those affecting Anthem, Sony and Home Depot,…

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2018 Annual Professional & Scholarly Publishing Conference Registration is Open

Registration is now open for the Professional & Scholarly Publishing (PSP) 2018 Annual Conference and Pre-Conference. The best discounts will be had when you register early. The theme this year is Data, Diversity, and Discovery: How Professional & Scholarly Publishing is Accelerating Change & Growth. The event is scheduled for February 7-9, 2018 at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Washington, DC. A …

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FBI Data Center Begins Construction

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) recently announced they were breaking ground on a new data center in Pocatello, Idaho. This comes as a milestone in the efforts to consolidate and optimize their Data Center infrastructure, information, and services. This broadly focused multi-year IT transformation will strengthen cybersecurity for all Department of Justice components that will…

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