by CDO Review Staff | Jun 20, 2019 | Data Privacy & Security
As more and more US states impose stricter data privacy rules, today’s firms become more and more concerned about the financial penalties and reputational damage a data breach can precipitate. But instead of going all in on technological solutions, some security...
by CDO Review Staff | Jun 19, 2019 | Data Privacy & Security, Deals, Tools
Data privacy software startup Privitar has just snatched up another $40 million in Series B funding led by Accel. This raises the company’s total funds raised to $60 million. Privitar’s data privacy tools allow the operation of data analytics tools and processes...
by CDO Review Staff | May 31, 2019 | Data Privacy & Security
Unlike fine wine, most data do not age well. This is even more stark in the case of financial services companies because old data does not just lose its strategic and business value, it also becomes a liability. Because of a reluctance to throw anything in face of...
by CDO Review Staff | May 30, 2019 | Data Privacy & Security
Real estate and title insurance firm First American Financial Corp. has apparently left over 885 million sensitive financial records of its customers unprotected on their website free for anyone to peruse or grab. These customer records range as far back as 2003....
by CDO Review Staff | May 24, 2019 | Data Privacy & Security
The White House announced that President Donald Trump has signed an executive order declaring a national emergency over perceived security threats from foreign telecom companies, particularly from China. No Chinese company was singled out in the executive order but it...
by CDO Review Staff | May 24, 2019 | Data Privacy & Security
Experts weighed the benefits of Google’s new privacy tools launched earlier this May and found them wanting. Sundar Pichai, the tech giant’s CEO, said that the privacy tools prove Google’s commitment to the privacy rights of its users. Princeton computer scientist...
