In this episode of The Data Governance 360 Podcast, Marie Patterson interviews Christopher Beasley, the CEO of Edge Digital Group, about data, records management, and analytics in the federal government. Beasley discusses the challenges and opportunities of managing data in various formats, including paper, microfilm, and outdated digital formats. He emphasizes the importance of converting and curating old data to extract value and support analytics. Beasley also highlights the changing role of records managers in the federal government, who now need to focus on data preservation, validation, and presentation to support IT and data analytics teams. He discusses the technical debt associated with outdated systems and the need for agencies to invest in modernizing their data management practices. Beasley also mentions the upcoming conference of the Greater Washington DC chapter of ARMA, where the focus will be on the brave new world of records management. The conversation concludes with a discussion on the importance of data accuracy, security, and governance in the context of AI and analytics.

In this episode Michael Rasmussen, an expert in governance, risk management, and compliance (GRC) discusses the importance of Data GRC in today's evolving landscape. In this episode you will learn:why the need for integrated data governance strategy and technology utilization is more important today tan everthe changing role of Chief Data Officer in leading data GRC effortswhat challenges CDOs face in data governance, including data discovery, lifecycle management, and access controlsome of the recommendations for prioritizing data GRC, building frameworks, and leveraging technologyhow to make a business case for data GRC and what cost considerations you should consider

In this podcast, Marie Patterson and Jay Cohen discuss the changing role of Chief Compliance Officers (CCOs). New developments in compliance underscore the evolving role of CCOs, with wider responsibilities and increased influence within organizations. Topics discussed in this episode include: Evolution of Compliance Officer Role: They discuss the historical background of compliance officers and how guidelines from 1991 emphasized effective compliance programs. The Caremark case in 1996 established the duty of directors to oversee compliance risks, including information systems and red flags.Recent Changes: They delve into a recent Caremark case that extends compliance responsibilities to corporate officers, not just directors. This means the CEO and CCO now share company-wide compliance duties.DOJ's Influence: The US Department of Justice's guidance is shaping compliance expectations, emphasizing a culture of compliance, empowering officers to raise concerns, and prioritizing ethics over profit.

In this episode, Caitlin Fennessy, VP & Chief Knowledge Officer at IAPP discusses three top issues in the privacy industry: Data transfer and theThe new role of the DPO in the EU and the rules andHow AI will effect

In this episode Priya Keshav, CEO of Meru Data, discusses the effects of the explosion of privacy legislation on corporations. This episode also discusses:whether the approach to regulatory compliance can be simplified by using one set of regulations as the "golden standard"reasonable data security: how is it defined and who enforces those requirementsif the proposed federal privacy legislation will pre-empt the current state privacy laws

In this episode,Jim Merklinger, President, ACC Credentialing Institute and Bill Schiefelbein, ACC Data Steward Program Administrator discuss the new ACC Data Steward Program designed to help legal entities elevate their data security programs to combat data breaches and ransomware threats.

In this episode we review the challenges Information Managers have with managing the current US state data privacy laws and the future state privacy laws introduced into legislation this year. In this podcast we will discuss: Why there is no one data privacy set of requirements that is the "golden standard" like the GDPR or CCPA, whereby complying to one set of laws will equal compliance with all other US states' legislation. Each new set of data privacy laws has their own nuances and exemptions.The staggering amount of money organizations will spend (up to $100B per year) having to comply with multiple state requirements - including additional reiterations of existing states' data privacy laws.How the most efficient way for an organization to respond to a data subject's access request is by centralizing and syncing all the organization's data in a single repository.

In this episode, Bill Tolson, Archive360 and John Roberts, CPO of Ontario, Canada, discuss:the upcoming Canadian Privacy Laws (C27) and how they align with other country privacy regulations.how the law is split into three parts: a modernization of current Canadian laws (PIPEDA), a tribunal component, and how AI will effect the collection of datawhat will be the rights of private citizens to have their PII deleted

Our latest episode Mark Diamond, Contoural, Inc. President and CEO discusses:the importance of Information Goverance with the myriad of new data privacy regulations.the definitions of Information Goverance and Data Governance, and how each are important in an enterprisewho in the organization should own Information Governance...legal? IT? risk? finance? privacy?how will cloud adoption effect information governance processeshow most organizations can't meet the mandatated privacy requirements

Directive M-19-21 is driving Federal agencies to digitize their processes and recordkeeping and shut down their records storage facilities. While this is an enormous task, the bigger question is: where will all of this digitized data go? Just like paper records, all of the electronic records must be archived, secured, indexed, and managed per federal records management requirements. In this podcast we address the issues you need to think about that will help you successfully plan for and deal with the avalanche of electronic records.