by Sabine Zimmer | February 24, 2020 | Data & Cybersecurity, Internet of Things (IoT)
As a PBS FRONTLINE documentary on artificial intelligence (AI) recounts, the technology started capturing widespread attention when AI systems began trouncing human competitors in complex games like Go. This year, says Santa Fe Group Senior Advisor Charlie Miller, AI will command more regulatory att ....
by Sabine Zimmer | February 20, 2020 | Cyberattacks, Cybersecurity, Data & Cybersecurity
On Thursday morning, February 20, 2020, people in tune with cybersecurity news woke to read that the private information of almost 11 million guests that stayed at the MGM Grand hotel and casino was posted publicly on a hacking forum. Justin Bieber, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, Government Officials an ....
by Sabine Zimmer | February 13, 2020 | Tools & Templates
While at first glance the topic of due diligence may appear to be a stodgy one, the reality of a rapidly changing risk landscape and the evolution of due diligence techniques suggests that the opposite is true. The latest section of the Shared Assessments Third Party Risk Management (TPRM) Framework ....
by Sabine Zimmer | February 12, 2020 | Board of Directors, Corporate Culture, Tone at the Top
Cybersecurity’s emergence as a strategic risk has instilled the relationship between chief information security officers (CISOs) and board members with greater importance -- and higher stakes. Fostering a stronger cybersecurity capability requires directors to take their relationship with CISOs (a ....
by Sabine Zimmer | February 12, 2020 | Board of Directors, Corporate Culture, Tone at the Top
Cybersecurity has swiftly become a strategic risk and a top boardroom concern. This shift has elevated the importance of the relationship between a company’s chief information security officer (CISO), or similar information technology (IT) executive, and its board -- especially with directors serv ....
by Sabine Zimmer | January 30, 2020 | Event, News And Events, Shared Assessments
Accomplished Entrepreneur Takes Helm of a Global Leader in Third Party Risk and Cybersecurity Catherine Allen, Founder and Chairman of The Santa Fe Group, managing agent of The Shared Assessments Program, today announced the appointment of David J. Perez as Chief Executive Officer. Cath ....
by Sabine Zimmer | January 27, 2020 | Data & Cybersecurity, Information Security, Privacy
When we asked Santa Fe Group Vice President and CISO Tom Garrubba to gaze into his crystal ball last month, he identified several events related to Third Party Risk Management that he thinks may materialize this year, including: Privacy breaches (those caused by the mishandling of perso ....
by Sabine Zimmer | January 27, 2020 | Cyberattacks, Data & Cybersecurity
The new decade got off to a promising cybersecurity start, according to the Wall Street Journal. The publication reports that most information technology (IT) leaders expect their companies to increase cybersecurity spending in 2021 -- some by “double-digit percentage points.” T ....
by Sabine Zimmer | January 24, 2020 | Data & Cybersecurity, Data Protection, Privacy
California consumers embarked on a new data privacy journey this year by wading through thousands of emails detailing corporate privacy policy updates related to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) that took effect Jan. 1. The 500,000 or so companies with customers in the Golden State have a ....
by Sabine Zimmer | January 23, 2020 | Data & Cybersecurity, Data Privacy Day, Data Protection, Privacy
January 28th is an internationally recognized day dedicated to creating awareness about the importance of privacy and protecting personal information. Industry participants across the world have joined together to create a global community that respects privacy, safeguards data, and enables trust. ....