Information Security (Information Protection)

The IGP Exam: New and Improved

Written by ARMA International on July 18, 2022. Posted in Information Governance, Information Management, Information Science, Information Security (Information Protection), Information Technology, Uncategorized.

As the world’s leading membership organization serving professionals who manage and govern information, ARMA is pleased to announce the release of its updated Information Governance Professional (IGP) Certification Exam. As of July 15th, 2022, professionals...

How the Pandemic Can Affect IG in Positive Ways

Written by Brian Tuemmler on August 5, 2020. Posted in Capture, Content Management, Data Governance, Electronic Records Management, Featured, Information Governance, Information Management, Information Security (Information Protection), Microsoft SharePoint & Office365, News & Analysis, Privacy.

We are in the midst of some major societal changes because of this pandemic. Whether you are struggling with staying at home or struggling with having to go to work, one thing is sure — we are all learning new ways to work with the resources we have....

Introducing the Information Governance Implementation Model (IGIM)

Written by ARMA International on December 31, 2019. Posted in Analytics, Archiving, Audit, Backup, Business Continuity, Business Intelligence, Capture, Change Management, Communications, Compliance, Content, Content Management, Content Services, Content Strategy, Data Analytics, Data Governance, Data Management, Data Storage, Digital Preservation, Digital Transformation, Discovery / eDiscovery, Disposition, Document Management, Document Strategy, Electronic Records Management, Enterprise Content Management (ECM), Enterprise File Synchronization & Sharing, Enterprise Search, Featured, Foundational Concepts, Imaging, Information Access, Information Analytics, Information Architecture, Information Assurance, Information Governance, Information Management, Information Security (Information Protection), Information Technology, Interoperability, Knowledge Management, Knowledge Strategy, Legal, Metadata, Metrics, Migration, Mobility, Native Creation / Upload, On-Premises, Physical Records Management, Privacy, Process Automation, Process Management, Records Management, Records Strategy, Retention, Retention Management, Scanning, Search, Taxonomy, Vital Records, Web Content Management, Workflow.

This year, ARMA International released the Information Governance Implementation Model (IGIM), beta version. There are, of course, other information governance (IG) models available to the community, each looking at IG through a different lens. Why...

The Challenge of Balancing Information Access Demands and Risk Management Throughout the Information Lifecycle

Written by ARMA International on December 20, 2019. Posted in Information Access, Information Management, Information Security (Information Protection).

As consumers, we have become accustomed to having information on just about everything available at our fingertips. That expectation has carried over into the workplace, too, where our employees, customers, and business partners alike have an increasing...

Will Google Play Fair in the ‘Privacy Sandbox?’

Written by Jeff Whited on September 6, 2019. Posted in Analytics, Compliance, Information Security (Information Protection), News & Analysis, Privacy, Search.

On August 22, Justin Schuh, a director on Google’s Chrome Engineering team, introduced the company’s plans for a “privacy sandbox,” a colorful title for its initiative that purports to strengthen web privacy. The news appeared on Google’s blog in...

Sorting Through the Whirlwind of News on the Proposed Equifax Settlement and Capital One Breach

Written by ARMA International on August 2, 2019. Posted in Cloud, Information Security (Information Protection), News & Analysis.

On July 22, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it had reached a proposed settlement with Equifax in connection with a 2017 data breach that exposed sensitive, personal data of around 147 million people. According to the FTC’s...

IG Exec Has Learned From Failures, Says IG Success Requires C-Suite Presence

Written by ARMA International on May 22, 2019. Posted in Compliance, Government, Information Governance, Information Security (Information Protection), Leadership & Management Skills.

Aaron Bryant, chief IG officer at the Washington State Department of Health, recently provided CIODive.com with an account of the lessons he’s learned in his 14 years as a leader of IG programs and the keys to finding IG success. Bryant, also...

Judge’s Ruling May Provide Clues to the Outcome of Employee’s ‘Dropbox’ Privacy Suit

Written by ARMA International on May 15, 2019. Posted in Cloud, Data Governance, Data Storage, Information Access, Information Governance, Information Security (Information Protection), Privacy.

Earlier this year, a judge from the Western District of Pennsylvania acted on behalf of employee privacy rights when she partially denied a public employer’s motion to dismiss a suit that accused it of violating the plaintiff’s Fourth Amendment rights. As...

As it Nears its First Anniversary, the GDPR Gets Predictably Varied Reviews

Written by ARMA International on May 8, 2019. Posted in Compliance, Content Strategy, Data Governance, Digital Transformation, Europe, Information Governance, Information Security (Information Protection), Legal, Privacy.

Later this month, the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will mark its one-year anniversary, and multiple news outlets are chiming in with commentary on the impact of the landmark law. Legaltechnews, for instance, reports on an IAPP...

How to Break the Mold of Negativity Around IM Policies

Written by Lewis S. Eisen on April 30, 2019. Posted in Change Management, Compliance, Content, Information Governance, Information Management, Information Security (Information Protection), Information Technology.

Most people associate IM policies with notions like requirements and restrictions. Those connotations are unfortunate because that’s not what writing rules is about. Written properly, rules are primarily about getting clarity and about target...