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Data may be utilized to make decisions and have a large influence. However, this valuable resource is not without its drawbacks. How can businesses acquire, keep, and use data in an ethical manner?

Data classification is incredibly important for organizations that deal with high volumes of data. Let’s break down what data classification actually means for your unique business.

Is your Data is wrapped up tight? Over the past few months I have had the pleasure of discussing security, privacy, governance and data breach concerns with our clients and prospects.

Data discovery and data classification work symbiotically when creating and implementing reliable data security policies. The two functions are the backbone of any well-informed data governance program.

The New York Privacy Act, presented by state senator Kevin Thomas earlier this year, would offer New York citizens greater control over personal data than people in any other state.

Every business likely has ROT data, but few understand how to properly manage this data. Let’s break down the basics.

Over 95% of businesses say that managing their data is an ongoing problem and challenge. And this is a challenge that’s only going to increase, given the sheer volume of data generated daily.

A pending bill on Beacon Hill in Massachusetts could potentially create the best data privacy legislation in the country. Let’s take a look at the potential impact of the pending Massachusetts data privacy law.

Let’s break down what needs to be done to reduce the risk of sensitive data within a company, and how automation can be beneficial for this process.

At a high-level, data ethics is our consideration of obligations to individuals’ data rights and how using their personally identifiable information (PII) will impact them.

As educational institutions have access to ever more data, it becomes harder to comply with data privacy laws and protect the data itself.

With cybercrime on the rise and businesses hitting the headlines almost every day for losing tons of customer data, there’s a good chance that you’re here because you’ve seen the damage losing sensitive data can do.

Critical Data Elements (CDEs) are defined as “the data that is critical to an organization’s success” in a specific business area, or “the data required to get the job done".

On September 21st, 2021, the Quebec National Assembly adopted Bill C-64. This Act was introduced to modernize legislative provisions in the protection of personal information. How will this legislation impact your business?

Like most people in their 50’s I grew up in a world where data volumes were much smaller, data use was not as prevalent as it is today and managing data was both costly and data stored was minimized.....

Quality data gives businesses a major competitive advantage. But what does ‘quality’ look like where data’s concerned? How can companies improve their data – and get a clearer picture of how their performing in different area

A valued part of my role at Data Sentinel is speaking to a continuous stream of new prospects to have an initial chat about our solution. I love speaking to their teams on our capabilities and core competencies.