Ben Rothke, CISSP, CISM, CISA is a senior information security specialist at Tapad and has over 16 years of industry experience in information systems security and privacy.
His areas of expertise are in risk management and mitigation, security and privacy regulatory issues, design and implementation of systems security, encryption, cryptography and security policy development.
Ben is the author of Computer Security - 20 Things Every Employee Should Know (McGraw-Hill). He writes security and privacy book reviews for Slashdot and Security Management and is a former columnist for Information Security, Unix Review and Solutions Integrator magazines.
He is a frequent speaker at industry conferences, such as RSA and MISTI, holds numerous industry certifications and is a member of ASIS, Society of Payment Security Professionals and InfraGard.
He holds the following certifications: CISM, CISA, CGEIT, CRISC, CISM, CISSP, SMSP, PCI QSA.
The opinions expressed in this blog are those of Ben Rothke and do not necessarily represent those of IDG Communications, Inc., its parent, subsidiary or affiliated companies.
CCPA is the law and the only way for a business to opt-out of it is to go out of business. For businesses that want to stay in business, however, CCPA is just the beginning of things to come.
GDPR went live on May 25, 2018. A month before the implementation date, attendees at the RSA Conference struggled with being fully ready.
Memories from the greatest information security show on earth.
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Going to RSA 2018? Failing to plan is planning to fail.
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