Data Defenders Forum

In this episode, host Sylvain Kalache sits down with  Laura Woo , founder of  Dora Report , to explore one of the most significant regulatory shifts in the European financial sector—DORA, the Digital Operational Resilience Act. As financial institutions face increasing cyber threats and digital disruptions, DORA aims to ensure these organizations are prepared to respond, recover, and remain resili...

This episode explores the evolving intersection of AI-generated content and US election integrity. Joining us are experts in cybersecurity, digital behavior, and election infrastructure who will help us understand how deepfakes and misinformation campaigns are shaping public perception and the very act of voting. We examine the impacts of declining trust and the rise of extremism and how tech comp...

In this episode, Bart Farrell and Sylvain Kalache interview Patty Tehrani, Regulatory Compliance Content Producer, about the APRA (American Privacy Rights Act). The proposed federal privacy law aims to unify the patchwork of state privacy laws in the United States. In this episode, we will discuss its enforcement mechanisms and practical steps businesses can take to prepare for this significant re...

The AI Act comes as the first comprehensive regulation of AI by a major regulator. This episode explores the framework this AI act is leveraging, how it applies to businesses and technologies, how the law will be enforced, and much more. Thank you, Joseba Laka, digital director at TECNALIA Research & Innovation, for being our guest!

In this episode, we dive into the world of intelligent document processing (IDP) with Jonathan Grandperrin, CEO and co-founder of  @mindeeapi  . As businesses increasingly rely on digital documentation, understanding and complying with data protection regulations like GDPR becomes paramount. Jonathan shares his insights on the evolution of document processing – from ancient inscriptions on stones...

In this episode, we are joined by Chris Clark, Program Manager at The Linux Foundation, and Ram Iyengar, Chief Evangelist at Cloud Foundry Foundation. They discuss the rise of platform engineering and how open-source building blocks can help organizations design secure and compliant IDPs.

In this episode, we are joined by Evelyn de Souza, who is currently Head of Privacy and AI Governance at Oracle SaaS Cloud. We discuss how companies can turn security, privacy, and compliance into brand differentiators, enabling companies to achieve a quantifiable ROI. The views and ideas expressed during this podcast are solely the author's and not those of any affiliated company.

In this episode, our guests are Julie Trias Co-Founder & CTO, and Elizabeth Nammour Co-Founder & CEO of Teleskope. In this episode, we discuss how large language models impact data security for businesses.

In this episode, we discuss personal data exchange between Europe and the US, and a world where European companies may not be able to use American internet services. In 2020 European canceled the Privacy Shield agreement for failing to protect European citizen's personal data. Indeed, US government agencies such as the NSA had easy access to this data. A new agreement, the Data Privacy Framewo...

The SaaS market is projected to grow from $251 billion in 2022 to $883 billion by 2029, and 50% of companies' apps are SaaS. But for many companies, using SaaS is not an option because of security standards and data regulation laws. In this episode, we discuss the concept of Private SaaS, which separates the control plan and data plan so that companies can benefit from all the advantages of Sa...

Bart and Sylvain met with four industry professionals to discuss how data security impacts open-source software and compliance rules that vendors and end-users should remember.   The conversation touches on issues such as the ownership and control of open-source projects, the importance of compliance with laws and regulations, the challenges of scaling and international expansion, and the nee...