Metadata: The secret data trail
Every phone call, text message, even activated cell phones, leaves a trail of data across a network. In many cases this data is aggregated with other data and metadata …
Big Data
Machine learning in cybersecurity will boost big data, intelligence, and analytics spending
Cyber threats are an ever-present danger to global economies and are projected to surpass the trillion dollar mark in damages within the next year. As a result, the …
Five emerging technology trends essential to business success
People hold the power to shape and apply technology to create positive change, improve lives, and transform business and society, according to Accenture Technology Vision …
Big Data investments are up, but fewer organizations plan to invest
Big Data investments continue to rise but are showing signs of contracting, according to Gartner. Their survey revealed that 48 percent of companies have invested in Big Data …
Using Big Data for intelligent enterprise security
No industry remains untouched by the potential of Big Data – and the cybersecurity sector is certainly no exception. A recent MarketsandMarkets study predicted the …
Feds are using big data analytics for cybersecurity, but is it effective?
81 percent of Feds say their agency is using big data analytics for cybersecurity in some capacity – 53 percent are using it as a part of their overall cybersecurity strategy …
100 best practices in Big Data security
The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) released the new handbook from the CSA Big Data Working Group, outlining the 100 best practices in Big Data security. The Big Data Security …
There’s a way to use encrypted data without knowing what it holds
Microsoft researchers have devised a way for third parties to make use the vast amount of encrypted data stored in the cloud by companies and individuals, without them …
Healthcare needs a data centric security approach
With increasing attacks on PHI data, coupled with more stringent data security requirements and regular audits, organizations should act now – before it’s too late. A recent …
Looking for trouble: How predictive analytics is transforming cybersecurity
Leading organizations recognize that stringent cybersecurity processes and strong infrastructure, while essential, are not enough to eliminate today’s disparate and ubiquitous …
Big Data and business analytics revenues to reach $187 billion in 2019
Worldwide revenues for Big Data and business analytics will grow from nearly $122 billion in 2015 to more than $187 billion in 2019, an increase of more than 50% over the …
Imperfect algorithms threaten democracy
Do we want algorithms that we can’t understand or question to influence how we get to live our lives? Unfortunately, as Cathy O’Neil, well-known mathematician and …
