EPISODE 24: DATA, DATA EVERYWHERE, BUT HOW DO WE MAKE IT SAFE TO SHARE? EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DATA, CYBERSECURITY AND OUR DESIRE FOR CONVENIENCE

This week we are joined by Jenn Calland, a seasoned Data Analyst, Analytics Engineer, former Platform Engineer and Full Stack Developer with expertise spanning Google Cloud, Looker, BigQuery, and many other technologies. In this episode, Data, Data Everywhere, But How Do We Make It Safe to Share? We are going explore the relationship between data, cybersecurity and our personal and organisational desire for convenience which can sometimes lead to insecure and risky behaviour. Jenn warns data analysts about working under the assumption that by the time they get their hands on the data, that it’s all ‘safe and secure.’ She cautions the data team that they shouldn’t think they don’t need to be ‘secure’ because it has been taken care of either by the cloud providers, compliance or the security team themselves - but in fact, we all need to be accountable in our data/security journey. We also discussed the challenges around anonymising data and the handling of medical data, how AI is changing things and what security teams can do to make sure we collaborate with the data team in a way that works for all parties involved.