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VPNs Are Crucial Privacy Protection Tools in the Age of Big Data

Smart Data Collective

Some of these concerns can be addressed with VPNs, which are an important gatekeeper for privacy in a world governed more by big data. Well, surprisingly, your online data has an extremely high value to both companies, governments, and criminals. We are especially worried about our privacy online more than ever before.

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Critical Importance of a VPN in the Age of Data Breaches

Smart Data Collective

The growing number of data leaks that we see each day is a testament of this. In 2018, over 500 million personal records were exposed with data leaks. Hackers and even the government can use the IP address to discover various personal data that, ideally, should be kept private.

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What Type Of Data Storage Do Smart Cities Need?

Smart Data Collective

Smart cities are gaining popularity across the world thanks to the convenience and efficiency they bring to citizens, visitors, and government leadership. Smart city technology can use data to revolutionize what it means to live and work in a city. All of these archival and real-time data adds up to enormous storage requirements.

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Cyber Fraud Statistics & Preventions to Prevent Data Breaches in 2021

Smart Data Collective

Government Accountability Office has estimated that the Cyber Fraud industry is worth $1 trillion. Data breaches expose over 36 billion records in the first half of 2020 already. The number of data breaches in the first half of 2020 is more than double the number of breaches in the first half of 2019.

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Data Governance is a Crucial Part of Your Business Strategy

The Data Administration Newsletter

Since July 2018, over €274M in fines have been enforced by the EU General Data Protection Regulation.

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Global Hospitals Embark On A Worldwide Medical Data Initiative

Smart Data Collective

Challenges of using big data in healthcare. Secure data management is key to mass utilization. In fact, on 25 May, 2018, the new European Global Data Protective Requirement legislation (GDPR) came into force.

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Data Privacy Advocates Must Avoid GDPR Complacency at All Costs

Smart Data Collective

The Global Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was enacted in May 2018. This law was one of the most revolutionary attempts to strengthen privacy rights in the European Union. Many experts are still trying to determine how effective the law has been.

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