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Data Protection: Safeguarding your business today and tomorrow.

Held on Wednesday, 25th November at 2.30pm - 3.30pm, NZDT (Auckland, New Zealand)

Data protection: safeguarding your business today and tomorrow.

The IBM-sponsored Data Protection webinar recently hosted on Business Insight was a great success. IT security and business continuity specialists James Turner (IBRS) and Andrew Fry (IBM) offered valuable insights into how to best protect your organisation and safeguard your data.

If you would like to watch the webinar, click on the link below to view the free recording. We have also uploaded a special podcast with James and Andrew, in which they answer questions about IT security and data protection.

The importance of data protection.

As our world becomes increasingly connected, data is being accessed, stored and transmitted by more devices than ever before. In the past 12 months, 69% of Australian companies have suffered at least one data breach*. Global research also shows that 31% of customers will terminate their relationship with an organisation following a data breach**. These statistics are just a few examples of why implementing security measures to protect sensitive data from loss and unauthorised access is no longer a compliance issue - it is a key business imperative.

During the webinar, IT security and business continuity experts James Turner and Andrew Fry lead discussions on how to:

Keep your business up and running in the event of a security breach or other unplanned incident
Protect your organisation’s critical data from internal and external threats, and proactively respond to data risks and opportunities
Reduce the cost and complexity of data back up and protection
Protect business data in transit and at rest, including data stored on mobile devices such as laptops and removable storage devices
Implement cost effective solutions for endpoint encryption, end point data loss prevention and log analysis management
Implement cost effective solutions for secure data backup and restore management

* Australian Enterprise Encryption Trend Report
** Ponemon Institute Study 2008

Data protection speaker details.

James Turner
Information Security Advisor and Industry Analyst – IBRS

The first step to achieving effective data protection is to have a true understanding of the information challenges faced by your organisation. Information security specialist James Turner presented the key issues and trends faced in the IT security market, as well as provided a snapshot of the data protection landscape.

James Turner is continually researching the information security industry and the use of a wide range of security technologies and practices by Australian organisations including: identity and access management, portable electronic devices, compliance, biometrics, data loss, end point security, privacy, security awareness training, and inside attackers.

James is a widely recognised expert in the information security industry, and an active member of the Australian Information Security Association (AISA). Prior to IBRS, James was Frost & Sullivan’s Industry Analyst for IT Security, a role that saw him conduct the very first Australian satisfaction survey within the IT security industry.

Andrew Fry
Business Unit Executive, Business Continuity & Resiliency Services – IBM Global Technology Services

As the amount of data stored by Australian organisations rapidly increases, so does the need for effective information security and data recovery solutions. IBM’s data protection and business continuity expert, Andrew Fry, provided insights into how to best address today’s security, resiliency and compliance challenges, including the protection of data on handheld devices. He also shared solutions for reducing the cost and complexity of data back up and protection, and preparing for new risks posed by the current business environment.

Andrew Fry has been a member of IBM’s Global Technology Services team for over 12 years - the last 7 of which have been dedicated to leading businesses spanning Business Continuity, Managed Services and Software Support. Andrew’s passion and focus is on assisting IBM clients to improve their resilience and competitive advantage. This is achieved by utilising the latest technologies to transform traditional business recovery processes.

As one of IBM’s leading spokespeople for Business Continuity, Andrew is a sought after speaker at industry forums and reference point for the media.

At the conclusion of the webinar, an additional 30 minutes was allocated to people who to posed questions regarding data protection challenges and solutions.

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