BigID new capabilities help enterprises scale responses to data access requests for privacy regulations

BigID, the leader in ML-driven personal data discovery and privacy, announced first-of-their-kind data access rights management features to help enterprises automate fulfillment of personal data access requests for privacy regulations like the Californ… Continue reading BigID new capabilities help enterprises scale responses to data access requests for privacy regulations

BigID and Ionic Security partner to enhance data governance and privacy for multi-cloud compliance

BigID and Ionic Security partner to enable organizations to automate policy enforcement and auditability driven by data intelligence. The partnership removes barriers to cloud adoption for organizations struggling with compliance, allowing them to take… Continue reading BigID and Ionic Security partner to enhance data governance and privacy for multi-cloud compliance

BigID expands global sales organization to help enterprises meet worldwide privacy regulations

BigID has expanded the company’s sales presence in Europe, Asia and LATAM to meet demand from new global privacy regulations. BigID has also appointed Michael Trites as senior vice president of global sales to oversee the company’s direct sales inside … Continue reading BigID expands global sales organization to help enterprises meet worldwide privacy regulations

BigID raises $30 million for data protection compliance, months after last funding round

BigID, a New York-based privacy and data protection company, announced on Monday that it raised $30 million in funding. Organizations are finding the need to be increasingly aware of how they handle the privacy of user data. BigID says it takes a data-focused approach to help organizations manage their privacy and comply with data protection regulations, like Europe’s new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). BigID says that many companies use a arduous process to comply with such regulations, involving surveys and spreadsheets. The company proposes its product as an alternative, which it says automates much of the work involved with compliance by leveraging machine learning and identity intelligence. “Good security requires good knowledge, and good data security requires good data knowledge. Privacy is no different. To operationalize privacy is to make it data-driven,” said BigID CEO Dimitri Sirota in a blog post about the announcement. The news comes exactly a month after GDPR went […]

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BigID scores $30 million Series B months after closing A round

BigID announced a big $30 million Series B round today, which comes on the heels of closing their $14M A investment in January. It’s been a whirlwind year for the NYC data security startup as GDPR kicked in and companies came calling for their products. The round was led by Scale Venture Partners with participation […] Continue reading BigID scores $30 million Series B months after closing A round

Verifying data processing for privacy and GDPR

GDPR has been a topic of conversation in the security risk and management world since the regulatory action was proposed in 2012. Recent events have led to a greater interest in GDPR as a means to protect personal identity data, especially as the regul… Continue reading Verifying data processing for privacy and GDPR

BigID lands in the right place at the right time with GDPR

Every startup needs a little skill and a little luck. BigID, a NYC-based data governance solution has been blessed with both. The company, which helps customers identify sensitive data in big data stores, launched at just about the same time that the EU announced the GDPR data privacy regulations. Today, the company is having trouble […] Continue reading BigID lands in the right place at the right time with GDPR

RSA 2018 – Panic

While I wandered through RSA today, a song came to mind. You might recognize it, especially if you wore a lot of black clothes in the 1980s.  Its Panic. RSA 2018 is all about panic. Enjoy my new lyrics to this Smiths song. Panic on the streets of … Continue reading RSA 2018 – Panic