Data Privacy and Security by Design

Few issues arouse as much apprehension as personal data and what businesses do with it. To build a foundation of trust with consumers, all companies must commit to ensuring data use is ethical and appropriate within confines of the law and emerging regulations. This comes to life through the practice of privacy and security by design. Centered around impact to the consumer, this embeds ethical data practices into the design, practice and management of technologies, business, infrastructure and culture taking adequate organizational measures to protect personal data, every step of the way. Embedding privacy protocols and utilizing privacy-enhancing technologies should be the default for every player in this industry. However, operationalizing privacy is exceptionally challenging, especially given the speed of tech, evolving regulation like CCPA and GDPR, and rapid growth of machine learning and AI. Applicable to all areas of the enterprise, from engineering and system architecture up to the C-Suite, a secure, privacy-first foundation is achievable by implementing a five-step data framework:
*Identity
*Govern
*Control
*Communicate
*Protect