This post is a summary of two articles. The first was published at https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/94458-what-to-prioritize-this-data-privacy-day. The second was published at https://is.richmond.edu/infosec/dataprivacyday/index.html
Isabelle Dumont, Vice President of Market Engagement at Cowbell Cyber said, "the digital footprint of people and business has expanded exponentially over the past year because of the pandemic and remote work. We spend more time online, connecting through video conferences, shopping on e-commerce sites, or sharing stories in online communities. Data privacy Day in 2021 is a great reminder and an opportunity for all to assess and fine-tune how they engage online so that both personal and professional information remain safe." Brendan O'Connor, CEO and Co-Founder at AppOmni said, "The way organizations store data has shifted rapidly to the cloud. At the same time, sensitive data has grown in scope and complexity. They have evolved into complex platforms that provide access not only to internal users, but also to external users, 3rd party apps, contractors, and managed service providers. In short, there are now more access points to data housed in the cloud. Unfortunately, these access points are often unknown, or simply overlooked, by enterprise security teams. This has created a massive opportunity for attackers to exploit these applications, which is why we have seen so many successful hacks in recent months. Howard Taylor, CISO said, "the growth of the digital economy, accelerated by the pandemic, has forced the world to provide more and more personal information online. Customers, business and governments must adjust to effectively manage personal relationships in the digital world. These three bodies must work together to develop a balanced, practical approach, menabling the beneficial flow of personal information, while stemming problematic activities. Adrian Moir, Engineer at Quest Software said, "with a change in working practices comes an opportunity to look closer at the impact of data privacy. With a distributed workforce, there are issues surrounding differing threat vectors and data usage that may compromise data privacy. Consider now that you may have hundreds or thousands of workers at home sharing their network with devices that do not meet corporate standards. Human involvement has a lot to do with a level of data privacy breach. It is important to educate your workers and reinforce your data protection and privacy policies and provide solution deemed suitable to sustaining the new working culture. Saket Modi, CEO at Lucideus said, "we are stepping into an era that is more digital-dependent than ever before. The ethical and moral responsabilities that come with its abundance have rested with governments and the corporate world, the user (consumer) has to start sharing the onus. They need to take control of their digital footprint and privacy. They must know, objectively and in real time, what they expose online, devices they own, along with staying updated with modern leveraged by cybercriminals to misuse data. To that end they can start safeguarding some of the most recurring pain points. Andrew Sellers, Chief Technology Office and Co-founder at QOMPLX, said, "this year's Data Privacy Day will allow us a collective moment to reflect on how COVID-19 has impact the privacy landscape. Companies have quickly responded to a new working culture as they faced economic uncertainty and social movements. For many of us, working from home and contact tracing have become part of our new normal during this pandemic. In the age of surveillance capitalism, as Shoshana Zuboff has termed our times, many uses of these technologies are not anonymized and are far less benevolent. Consumers are becoming more aware of these issues and are becoming to hold companies accountable with their purchasing patterns by demanding products that include end-to-end encryption that users can manage. As wonderful and enabling as new tech has the potential to be, Data Privacy Day is yet a good reminder that we must also be aware of what is at stake as we collectively work toward a better future." David Blonder, Data protection Officer at Blackberry said, "the pandemic has forced organizations to implement a long-term remote work strategy to meet the ongoing needs of their customers, partners and employees. To address the unprecedented challenges of home-office, many organizations have looked to tech solutions to support their digital transformation. As we celebrate Data Privacy Day , it is important for organizations to understand that we all play a vital role in protecting privacy and personal data. To have a connected future, organizations must secure, protect and respect the personal data of customers, partners and employees, not only to differentiate themselves, but to create a relationship of trust, confidence and loyalty. Adam Mayer, Senior Manager at Qlik said, "real-time data is one of the most valuable resources for modern businesses; it enables organizations to make the right decision in the business moment. A holistic approach to data governance is needed to ensure that organizations are able to harness real-time data insights without privacy issues arising. Understanding the data lineage, managing user aceess through a data catalogue, as well as providing data education so that people understand how to responsibly draw from and use different data sources, are key to ensuring that operating at the speed of business won't contribute towards creating new compliance concerns. Data privacy Day brings together businesses and private citizens to share the best strategies for protecting private information. The 2021 Data Privacy Day theme is "Own Your Privacy." Each year, data breaches continue to grow in size and scope, exposing consumer's private data and valuable business information assets. Against this backdrop, Data Privacy Day helps spread awareness about privacy and educates citizens on how to secure their personal information. It also works to encourage businesses to be more transparent about how they collect and use data. University of Richmond is a Data Privacy Day Champion. And as a champion, recognizes and support the principle that all organizations share the responsibility of being conscientious stewards of personal information. UR joins the growing global effort among nonrpofits, academic institutions, corporations, government entities and individuals to raise awareness at home, at work and school and in their communities. All Data Privacy Day Champions are working toward the common goal of improving individual and business consciousness toward respecting privacy, safeguarding data and enabling trust.
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