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    Why Data Map or Categorize Vendors When the CCPA Does Not Require Either?
    The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) does not mention anywhere in the statute that a data map must be performed or that vendors must be categorized. Yet, as we work with organizations that are preparing to implement CCPA compliance measures by the end of this year, we hear these common refrains when we recommend that businesses perform a data map and categorize vendors as part of their…
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    5 Ways to Prepare for the Next Oracle Cloud Quarterly Release
    Oracle Cloud continues to be a hot topic as companies are drawn to the benefits that come with a Cloud ERP environment, including a reduced burden on infrastructure management. However, in terms of functionality, Cloud is still playing catch-up to the existing features of its on-premise E-Business Suite (EBS) counterpart. As such, Oracle releases quarterly Cloud updates comprised of new…
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    Moving to Microservices: How Granular Should My Services Be?
    Microservices architecture is not one size fits all. While it can bring advantages in the areas of agility, scalability and resilience, it is vital for application leaders to know about the tradeoffs and costs that it can also bring. There are varying levels of service granularity that application leaders can chose from to ensure their firms and teams can fully realize benefits and advantages in…
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    Where Cybersecurity, Incident Response and Business Resilience Converge
    Things just aren’t as simple as they used to be. When it comes to managing organizational IT risks associated with confidentiality, integrity and availability (the long held “CIA” triumvirate within security), it doesn’t get any easier. A confusion of terms as well as the merging of traditional security and resiliency processes has contributed to recent noise. As companies address the risk of…
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    Secrets to a Seamless O365 OneDrive Migration
    It’s a common scenario. Your organization has recently migrated to Microsoft Office 365 (O365). Laptop hardware and software has been updated. Your users are prepped and ready to start using a tool that will let them create and collaborate more efficiently. As the IT project leader and a power user, you think to yourself, “Great, now I can move all my OneNote files to my personal OneDrive!” You…
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    Three Things to Know Today About DevSecOps
    In order to enhance their approaches to cyber and other risks, many organizations are integrating security, privacy, policy and controls into their DevOps lifecycle, processes and tools. As the DevSecOps trend gains momentum, we anticipate more organizations will make threat modeling, risk assessment and security automation integral components of their product development initiatives, from…
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    California Consumer Privacy Act Amendments Update & FAQs
    The California legislature finished its 2019 session on Friday, September 13, marking the end of opportunities to make changes before the bill goes into effect on January 1, 2020. In sum, five of six CCPA amendments were passed during the 2019 legislative session.  Among the changes and clarifications included in the amendments, the most noteworthy include: 1) AB 25 exempts for one year the…
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    GDPR One Year Later: What Have We Learned?
    Remember how crazy things were last year at this time, when the world was wondering what impact the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) would have? The European Union regulation on data protection and privacy for all individual citizens of the European Union and the European Economic Area, which also addresses the transfer of personal data outside the EU and EEA areas was definitely top of…
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    Cybersecurity Awareness Month: The Real Cost of Skipping Risk Quantification
    By 2021, cybercrime is likely to cost the world $6 trillion each year. Cyber risk quantification helps businesses understand the real costs of not adequately preparing for and protecting against cyber threats. Cyber risk quantification uses industry-leading and highly-vetted probabilisitic models to more accurately describe the cybersecurity and technology-based risks facing an organization. This…
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    Why Are Companies Interested in SAP’s Latest Analytics Cloud Solution?
    Enterprise reporting and analytics are constantly evolving, both as new technology is introduced, and as organizational requirements change. The need for an agile, flexible solution that can quickly deliver meaningful business value has never been more critical. Software vendors are addressing these requirements in various ways and, almost without exception, the infrastructure of choice is cloud…
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