THE GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION (GDPR) IS A SWEEPING REGULATION DUE TO TAKE EFFECT IN THE EUROPEAN UNION (EU) MEMBER STATES AND THE UNITED KINGDOM IN MAY 2018. Through the regulation, the EU has outlined protections for every individual citizen’s personal data. The new legislation has huge implications for companies around the world that have any kind of market in the EU. Especially businesses that rely on consumer data. In short, the GDPR introduces new obligations fo

In early March, Global Cyber Consultants' President, Steven Schwartz, joined the CFO of Bitly, Peter Nesbit to discuss how finance companies can use big data to personalize the customer experience with advice surrounding data privacy and cyber security concerns. Peter and Steven touched upon the following topics on the webinar which can be viewed here: This webinar was facilitated and driven by this article featuring Steven Schwartz hosted by Bitly. #BigData #cybersecurity #

A paradigm shift in thinking is upon us... We'll elaborate at Personal Data Week. After another talk at a law firm recently, I heard multiple attorneys repeat what is thought to be common knowledge about data. They stated that data is a depreciating asset that "loses nearly all of its value after it is created". It would help is lawyers thought like financial markets economists. And it is a physical fact that all value exchanged has more than 2 influencers. The best example I