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Leading by Listening: The Other Secret Sauce for the CISO
The times have gone when the CISO had to explain what cyber security was about and the value it brought In the face of non-stop cyber-attacks, and the urgency of change around cyber security practices in large firms, the CISO has to be – first and foremost – a leader....
Data Governance Interview with Miles Reah by Nicola Askham, The Data Governance Coach
My name is Miles Reah and I have worked as a data governance consultant predominately in investment banking but more recently in insurance and healthcare. I am currently working as a Data and AI Consulting Manager for Avanade helping our clients discover the value of...
How to get your business stakeholders to want and use a Data Glossary
Getting a data glossary in place can take a lot of hard work and effort, so it can be particularly frustrating if/when your business users don’t truly appreciate the value it brings and either don’t want to help you build it or don’t use it when it has been built. Why...
Cyber Security Awareness Programmes: Are They Really Working? And What to Do About it?
When some people say they don’t know what to do around cyber, you may want to ask them where they have been for the last 10 years… For a number of years, I have been puzzled by the high idea some cyber security professionals seem to have that their job is about...
At what level should Data Owners and Data Stewards be?
In previous blogs we’ve discussed what Data Owners and Data Stewards are and during those discussions, I’ve given you hints as to what level of seniority within your organisation these people should be, but in this article, we’re going to address it directly. First of...
Time to Bring the Cyber Security Technical Debt under Control
Stop buying more tech for the sake of it and start focusing on the decluttering of your cyber security landscape. For the past two decades, most large organizations have kept addressing cyber security as a purely technical problem. And let’s face it: Many are failing...
Getting Things Done: The Secret Sauce for the CISO
The key around cyber security remains: Execution, Execution and Execution. The short tenure of the CISO continues to generate a vast amount of debate, aggravated by the COVID pandemic and the “great resignation” episode that it is inducing. Looking beyond its reasons,...
Do I really need data governance when I’m doing Master Data Management?
This is a question that I have been asked many times over the years and my answer is always an unequivocal “yes”! Of course that is always followed up with the question “why”? And that one is a little harder to answer… You can easily Google and find plenty of people...
What the Data and Tech Industries Are Doing to Support Ukraine – D.A.T.A
Like people and industries across the world people in data and tech are doing everything they can to help the people of Ukraine as they face some of the worst of humanity. D.A.T.A was born out of a feeling of helplessness, and we have a very clear mission. We are...
What makes a good Data Governance consultant?
Over the last few weeks, I’ve been trying to come up with a list of skills that a good Data Governance consultant needs. Not necessarily an exhaustive list, but a good jumping off platform for anyone thinking about a career in this field. My goal was to keep to a...
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