The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) act will come into force in May 25, 2018. Organizations will need to review their ability to comply with GDPR. Organizations are feeling the urge to ...

As a follow-up to my "Essentials of Database Assessment" post, I want to go over some of the basic features and functions to look for in a database assessment product. Many features differentiate one ...

As your company grows, so do the risks of errors and missteps. Integrating new technologies across different teams and facets of your business brings countless opportunities, but the risk of privacy ...

In a landscape where the average cost of a data breach reached an all-time high of $4.88 million in 2024 — a 10% increase over the previous year — data protection assessments (DPAs) serve as a ...

Collects and uses customer or employee personal information. Participates in an industry sector that is considered high risk or critical infrastructure. Offers securities as a publicly traded company.

Security has not always been as big an issue as it is now. In the past, DBAs were more focused on performance, high availability, or scalability. Today, security is an issue at the forefront of every ...

At most universities, the assessment of student work is exempt from review by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) because it is considered an educational activity and the collected data will not be ...

Data quality assessments help you avoid introducing errors into your database. Learn how they work and why you need them. Image: Sikov/Adobe Stock Data quality assessments have the same goal that data ...

Collecting assessment data allows for the tracking of student learning. Refinement of courses and programs to improve student learning is a crucial part of teaching excellence, program improvement, ...