Privacy in Practice 2021: Data Privacy Trends, Forecasts and Challenges
Privacy in Practice 2021: Data Privacy Trends, Forecasts and Challenges presents a snapshot of the range of privacy issues dominating IS/IT leaders’ focus, from technical privacy controls to board of directors’ support. Despite economic uncertainty from the COVID-19 pandemic and perhaps because of it, privacy initiatives remain funded and prioritized. The substantial financial and reputational harm from violating privacy regulations has reinforced privacy as a priority for boards of directors. Even so, addressing skill gaps remains an ongoing challenge.
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Video: Privacy in Practice 2021 Report
Learn the key findings from ISACA's Privacy in Practice 2021 report, focusing on organizational approaches to privacy, hiring and workforce trends, in this video.
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“Companies need to think beyond staffing new hires to create an effective privacy program despite the current skills gap. Including the privacy team early in planning changes to systems, technology development, or use of data would allow the organization to get more benefit out of existing privacy resources. Leadership recognition of technologists who work on privacy initiatives, gaining privacy experience on the job, would encourage greater awareness across the organization of the value of privacy among the technical teams.”
Leona Lewis, JD, CIPP, Privacy Attorney & Compliance Professional, and Chair of the Privacy and Cybersecurity Subcommittee at the Association of Corporate Counsel
“It has been my experience that the obstacles of building a good privacy program are overcome by hiring a solid privacy leader and investing in people through education, training and certification—who will audit, create policy, advise, guide and implement for and across the organization. With all major countries in the world creating their own specific privacy laws, the field of privacy is one that will continue to increase over time and impact many teams and areas within a company. Understanding privacy, the principles of privacy by design, and the technical implementation of privacy policies, controls and tools will be even more crucial.”
David Bowden, CDPSE, CISM, CIPT, CIPM, PMP, CSM, VP-Information Security, Data Privacy, Compliance and Information Technology, Zwift Inc.
“We have seen a major increase in hiring demand for professionals with skills and expertise in privacy and data protection over the past 12 months, and that is a trend that I would expect to continue in the coming years. Those who have combined skillsets in compliance, cybersecurity and data privacy are highly sought-after and ideally situated for these growing opportunities in the job market of the future.”
Charlotte Osborne, Senior Consultant, Cyber Security Preacta Recruitment