William Gamble Archive
According to the Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard, “There are two ways to be fooled: one is to believe what isn’t true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true.” What Kierkegaard is telling us is something about which …
New technologies, whether from Apple, Facebook or other organizations always cause regulatory confusion. When cars were first developed and sold in large numbers in the early 20th century, the streets were chaos: there were no stop signs, warning signs, traffic …
It is a widely held belief that every organization’s website needs a corresponding privacy policy. However, this is not the case. Whether you need an online privacy policy depends on what your organization does, where it does it, and your contractual obligations. According …
Whenever I listen to the SANS Institute’s daily podcast on cybersecurity, I am always impressed by the ingenuity and persistence of cyber criminals. The popular conception of a hacker as some kid in a hoodie is misguided. These are well-organized …
In my last post, I spoke about the fundamental differences between the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the EU-US Privacy Shield. The US has a different view on data privacy and therein lies the challenge. US laws do …
Organizations’ have a 30% chance of suffering a cybersecurity breach within a span of two years. Over a longer period, the probability of a breach is 100%. Credit rating agency Equifax discovered this in July when it lost 143 million …
The EU and US often have different views regarding legal frameworks. The EU generally prefers more granular control, whereas the US is more laissez faire. To regulate cybersecurity and privacy protection for data, the EU uses a comprehensive model, where …
The headlines paint a bleak picture. It doesn’t matter where you are. It doesn’t matter who you are. It doesn’t matter what business you are in. You are going to get hit by a cyber attack. The threat actors come …
