Digital Transformation: Maintaining Privacy in the Age of Data
Managing privacy in enterprise data initiatives to extend and strengthen your existing security measures
As enterprises evolve to become data-driven organisations, they must transition from simply collecting and storing data to democratising safe use that drives better decision making across the organisation. Taking data from siloed to operational and delivering maximum utility is a journey that starts by inventorying your data. Post inventory you will have to begin determining how, where, and when that data can and will be used. Charting your course will require an understanding of your existing infrastructure and data platforms, as well as the corporate policies and government regulations that affect your data usage policies and processes.
Undoubtedly, you have already taken countless steps to secure your data. Securing data and preserving privacy, although complementary, are two very different things. Both are necessary to access and use data safely. Properly securing data ensures that access is limited to authorised users. Unfortunately, most data misuse occurs when authorised access is used inappropriately or compromised, whether through an insider threat or stolen credentials. This is where layering in data privacy protection enhances existing security measures.
