In health care industry, doctors and hospitals need to strike a balance between being able to access and share critical patient data while also keeping electronic health records secure. Data sharing is essential as doctors look to collaborate on patient care. But as important as data sharing is, health care
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Staff – the weakest link in the quest for data protection
In the world of data protection, one event has the potential to undo years of progress for any organisation. Staff will always be the weakest link in matters of information security and data protection. Staff education and training in all aspects of data protection is therefore vital.Staff education and training
The role of internal audit in assuring data security and privacy
Check out the white paper that outlines three lines of defense that companies should implement, with internal audit playing a critical role in reducing an organization’s risk of data breaches and threats. More>>
Mission impossible? Data governance process takes on ‘big data’
Data Protection: 5 Trends to Impact Your IT Planning in 2012
According to IDC, data is growing at 50 percent each year. Even as data continues to grow, small businesses need a way to keep it secure and protect it from loss. They also need the ability to recover data when something goes wrong. Download>>
Poor Data Management costs Healthcare Providers
Healthcare organizations collect massive amounts of data but often fail to translate this data into actionable insights. Healthcare providers lose on average $70.2 million annually, or 15% of additional revenue per hospital, due to their failure to fully leverage the information they collect, according to a study from Oracle. According to
How to minimize the risk of, or respond to, a data breach
Today data security is increasingly a concern as companies have become targets for people, both internally and externally, misappropriating private information. To ensure the data privacy of their organization, companies must partner with vendors that have significant experience advising clients on best practices. More>>
6 Tips for Applying Data Quality Practices to Data Governance Programs
The barriers to data governance are erased when an organization adopts the techniques and best practices of data quality and the closely related practice of data stewardship. That's because the business-to-IT collaboration established by quality and stewardship practices is also required of data governance. In fact, quality and governance practices
Data: Key to Breach Prevention
According to Verizon's 2012 Data Breach Investigations Report, most organizations don't know how to look for breaches because they don't really know how to monitor their data. Most data breaches could be prevented, if organizations did more to keep an eye on their databases, says Chris Novak, a member of Verizon's
10 Coolest Big Data Startups of 2012 (So Far)
Big Data is one of the most talked about things in Information Lifecycle Management (ILM). Studies show the market for this technology and services will grow at a 40 percent annual rate from $3.2 billion in 2010 to $16.9 billion by 2015. Here are 10 examples of cool big data startups