BUILDING DIGITAL TRUST

The power, precision and affordability of predictive models are increasing based on the increasing volume and availability of data in general and the computing power of the cloud.

Poor data management in general, and poor data quality in particular, can have negative impacts on data trust and, thus, on digital trust.

The excess of information used for identification is contrasted with the need to respect the fundamental rights and freedoms of people’s privacy and in particular their right to protect their personal data.

There are significant gaps in current approaches to achieving digital trust, and to address these gaps, organizations need to expand security perimeters to fit into a digital trust framework.

With the widespread use of AI, this technology affects most of humanity; therefore, it may be time to take a systemwide view to ensure that this technology can be used to make ethical, unbiased decisions.

Most countries in the world consider electricity transmission and distribution infrastructure and services fundamental parts of their critical infrastructures. 

Decentralized cloud systems offer a remedy for lack of data ownership and control, data breaches and security risk, increasing storage costs and low transmission speed.

How can the effectiveness of security awareness programs be measured?

As a long-time member, I am excited to see ISACA commit to digital trust to help organizations and individuals build and benefit from a safer and more secure digital world.

I am concerned that people at large will come to believe that information security can be achieved simply by buying it. Yes, tools are important, but the program that chooses and uses those tools is paramount.

Growing skills through formal programs in hopes of increasing the talent pool of qualified professionals would institutionalize consistent learning for the profession and assist in standard and repeatable digital trust attributes.

In situations where there is new technology in the offing, it is incumbent upon the practitioner to both objectively analyze that risk and also evaluate that technology for its potential in reduction of risk and to help enable trust.

Given that digital trust is an abstract concept, we do need to define it as clearly as possible. We also need some means of determining how trustworthy an organization is in the digital ecosystem.