The Data Diva E145 - Stephen Lawton and Debbie Reynolds

Send us a Text Message.Debbie Reynolds, “The Data Diva” talks to Stephen Lawton, Founder of AFAB Consulting LLC, Cybersecurity Expert and Technology Journalist. We discuss the importance of understanding the history of technology, the potential issues with AI, and the need to be aware of service-level agreements when using cloud services. We also discuss the potential for data to be shifted from one country to another and the need to be aware of cloud services regulations. AI has been around for a while but is now breaking into the consumer market. Cyber insurance companies are using AI to analyze submissions from potential customers, and self-attestation is falling out of favor. Companies need to have good network hygiene, use AI to analyze data and have a human analyst to fine-tune. Cyber insurance policies for small businesses may differ from those for larger companies. Privacy laws are becoming more important this year. We discuss the complexity of privacy laws in the US and the need for a U.S. Federal privacy law. We discuss the importance of cybersecurity becoming a board-level responsibility and the need for more verification and less self-attestation. Lastly, they discussed the difficulty of passing a federal privacy law due to the lack of trust in Washington.  and his hope for Data Privacy in the future.Support the Show.