Apple is going to have to open up its wallet over violations of user data handling. Reuters cites court documents in reporting that the Cupertino, California-based tech giant will be paying out a $95 million settlement over claims it exposed user data. The case, based in the U.S. Northern California District Court in Oakland, centers … Read more
Dec 31, 2024Ravie LakshmananData Security / Privacy The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has issued a final rule carrying out Executive Order (EO) 14117, which prevents mass transfer of citizens’ personal data to countries of concern such as China (including Hong Kong and Macau), Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia, and Venezuela. “This final rule is … Read more
Dec 30, 2025Ravie LakshmananCybersecurity / Compliance The United States Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has proposed new cybersecurity requirements for healthcare organizations with an aim to safeguard patients’ data against potential cyber attacks. The proposal, which seeks to modify the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of … Read more
“The idea for this germinated when we learned a group of credit unions approached their core vendor asking for them to add 100 different small and large features so they could better compete with other players in the market and provide niche services,” says Pradhan. “The core vendor’s response was it would take up to … Read more
Define goals and understand benefits Analyze current state and delta analysis Derive a roadmap Convince stakeholders and budget project Develop and plan the data governance program Implement the data governance program Monitor and control Data governance vs. data management Data governance is just one part of the overall discipline of data management, though an important … Read more
