Eric Schmidt (CEO Google 2001-2007) famously noted that his company’s policy was to get ‘right up to the creepy line and not cross it.’ The closer an organization can get to this imaginary line, the greater the profit maximization. When does this become an invasion of privacy? Organizations need to be conscious of where they are in reference to the ‘creepy line.’ Join this podcast to learn how to determine the data collection and processing appropriate for your organization.
To view the article from the CISO COMPASS Book that sparked this interview, please visit: https://securityweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/CISOSTORIESValerieLyonsCCExtract.pdf
Lyons, V. 2019. Doing Privacy Right Vs. Doing Privacy Rights. In CISO COMPASS: Navigating Cybersecurity Leadership Challenges with Insights from Pioneers, 1st Ed, pg 389. Fitzgerald, T. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fl.
To purchase the book: www.amazon.com/author/toddfitzgerald.
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Included in the ‘Top 100 Women in Cybersecurity in Europe’, Dr. Valerie Lyons is an accomplished Cybersecurity and Privacy leadership expert. She is co-author of the best-selling book The Privacy Leader Compass. Dr. Lyons is Director and Chief Operations Officer in BH Consulting. She has previously worked for several global organizations, such as IBM, KPMG, and ABB, and served as Head of Information Security Risk in KBC Bank for almost 15 years. She has an in-depth knowledge of European data protection law and practices, and frequently presents at renowned international security and privacy conferences. In 2022, Dr Lyons was awarded a PhD in Information Privacy for her research into Privacy as a CSR. She also holds a Masters in Leadership. She is a certified CISSP for almost 25 years, a CDPSE for three years, and is a member of the Institute of Directors in Ireland.
