On a typical day, we leave a vast trail of data in our wake. Our browsing histories, online preferences, shopping habits, work decisions, social interactions—all are rendered in binary code, prompting a complex interaction of requests, responses
Most everyone has heard the phrase, “There’s no such thing as a free lunch,” a phrase referencing the fact that everything has a cost and if you’re not paying for it, someone else is. In the US today, the largest age group in our population is
Next in this 9 HIPAA Network Considerations blog series, I cover the third network consideration focusing on knowing where your PHI is. Remember, the HIPAA Omnibus Rule was released January 23, 2013, became effective March 26, 2013 with compliance to
This month has been particularly prevalent for the loss of personal information. At the beginning of the month it was reported that Club Nintendo had been breached with the personal data of up to 4 million stolen by attackers [1]. Subsequently, the
Since Cisco began discussing the Internet of Everything (IoE) last year, two questions have arisen consistently: 1) What is the difference between IoE and the Internet of Things (IoT)? According to Cisco, IoE brings together people (humans), process
These days, the generation of data has become almost as constant as breathing. With every click or swipe, today’s mobile, hyperconnected consumers exhale an ever-expanding trail of digital details, revealing troves of information about their wants
By Kate Griffin, Principal Consultant, IBSG Service Provider Big Data has become top of mind among CxOs,but service providers (SPs) and most businesses today are just beginning to explore data analytics. “Big Data” generally refers to the growing
Consider the following facts: In the US, the street value of a stolen social security or credit card number is about $1, and it can be sold for only a few days after it’s been stolen. By comparison, a stolen medical record number has a street value
The following excerpts are from an interview with Bernie Trudel, Asia Pacific Regional Data Center and Cloud CTO, Cisco Systems, Inc. As someone whose world is dominated by cloud, data center, privacy, and compliance, it was exciting to meet a
