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Andrew Pery

Andrew Pery is a marketing executive with over 25 years of experience in the high technology sector focusing on content management and business process automation. Currenly Andrew is CMO of Top Image Systems.  Andrew holds a Masters of Law degree with Distinction from Northwestern University is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/C) and a Certified Information Professional (CIP/AIIM).

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Compliance  |  GDPR  |  Privacy

Three Critical Steps for GDPR Compliance

Compliance with GDPR is just a short five months away. While there may be many dimensions to consider from a GDPR readiness perspective, there are three steps that are particularly important in order to manage risk and ensure compliance.

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Compliance  |  GDPR  |  Privacy

GDPR Compliance Starts with Data Discovery

Even though The European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will go into effect in just seven short months on May 25, 2018, a recently published Gartner report found that 50 percent of the companies surveyed do not expect to be ready to comply with a much more rigorous privacy regime including its onerous enforcement provisions.

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14 Steps to a Successful ECM Implementation

Making an ECM implementation successful requires planning and attention to detail. The best way to create the right solution is to identify organizational goals and priorities. Learn how to manage a successful implementation in our free guide.

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Information Security  |  Machine Learning  |  Privacy

Mitigate Data Privacy and Security Risks with Machine Learning

Minimizing data breaches and privacy compliance are now top strategic and operational priorities for organizations given increasingly onerous data privacy regulatory requirements.

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Information Security  |  Privacy

The Privacy and Security Dichotomy

There is a considerable divergence of opinion about the relationship between privacy rights and security concerns. Opinion polls reflect such a divided sentiment. A 2016 survey by Pew Research Center found that while 56% of survey participants want more to be done to keep the country safe, 52% remain seriously concerned about the scope of surveillance programs that may intrude upon their privacy, notably monitoring of internet search habits, email messages, and social media interactions.

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Compliance  |  GDPR  |  Privacy

GDPR and Cross Border Data Flows Between the EU and the US: Current State of the Law

As a direct response to the Snowden revelations relating to the bulk collection of personal data by US intelligence the European Commission and the US Department of Commerce jointly developed a new framework purporting to considerably strengthen the protection of privacy rights of EU citizen data when such data is transferred to US data processors and controllers. The previous regime under the Safe Harbor was invalidated by the European Court of Justice in Schrems v. Data Protection Authority, which held that EU citizen’s privacy rights are at risk given the broad overreach by US public authorities.

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GDPR  |  Information Security  |  Privacy

Balancing Privacy Rights with Social Utility in the Age of the Internet of Things

Resistance is futile. A recent Gartner report estimates that by 2020 the number of connected devices such as sensors and wearables will reach 21 billion, up from 6.4 billion in 2016. Such an unprecedented level of connectedness is expected to transform virtually every facet of our lives, largely in beneficial ways.

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