Government services, or the public sector, are known for creating large volumes of data. Big data thus provides plenty opportunities for governments to save a lot of public money. According to the UK free market think thank Policy Exchange, the UK government could save up to 33 billion a year by using public Big Data more effectively. McKinsey has investigated that the … [Read more...] about 4 Benefits For The Public Sector When Governments Start Using Big Data
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A Visualization Of The World’s Largest Data Breaches – Infographic
The people from Information is Beautiful have built a stunning visualization of the world's biggest data breaches in the past decade, and it is rather scary to see. We have heard it quite often in the past years, large companies that have been hacked and where massive records and passwords, sometimes including millions of social security numbers or credit card details, … [Read more...] about A Visualization Of The World’s Largest Data Breaches – Infographic
Big Data is Transforming Information Security – Video
Eddie Swartz, Chief Security Officer of RSA, the Security Division of EMC, talks about how big data is transforming information security. He touches on four different topics within information security that can be approved thanks to big data. First of all, the security management of data warehouses required a different approach. Secondly, fraudulent actions can be better … [Read more...] about Big Data is Transforming Information Security – Video
10 Big Data Facts That You Should Know
What are the top 10 Big Data facts that you need to know about Big Data? What are the most important aspects of the Big Data hype that your organisation should be aware of when developing a Big Data strategy? BigData-Startups has the answer for you and has created a list of the most important Big Data facts that you cannot ignore in the coming years (in any order). If your … [Read more...] about 10 Big Data Facts That You Should Know
Improving Organisational and National Security With Big Data
In the book SuperFreakanomics by Steven Levitts/Stephen Dubners they state that suicide bombers should buy life insurance. They guide readers through terrorism profiling, and report that lack of life insurance is a predictor of terrorism. Smart terrorists will therefore buy a policy to help avoid detection. The British Intelligence Agency uses such criteria, some known others … [Read more...] about Improving Organisational and National Security With Big Data
