Compliance versus Security … Coming to Trial?

Compliance is about auditable business processes that are related to meeting legal, regulatory & contractual requirements. Infosec is a confluence of strategic & tactical processes & controls with a goal of ensuring confidentiality, integrity & availability of data & systems.  There is overlap but the two things are effectively different and aimed at different needs… Continue reading Compliance versus Security … Coming to Trial?

Marketplace Analytics … When Knowing Data About You May Benefit You

While reading ComputerWorld’s Fueled by Analytics article in their December 2nd edition I was struck by the company’s use of data collection and analytics to deliver “… cars that most customers want most of the time.” The article immediately thereafter points out that Ford’s Smart Inventory Management System (SIMS) has profited the company thus far by… Continue reading Marketplace Analytics … When Knowing Data About You May Benefit You