ADCG on Privacy & Cybersecurity

106 | Challenges to Risk Management in Higher Education

This episode features risk management leader Tracey Swift, Editor-in-Chief of a new publication, HigherEdRisk. Previously, Tracey was Executive Director of Risk Management at Arizona State University, where she led the university’s risk management and insurance functions. In this episode we explore the differences between academia and corporations in managing privacy, cybersecurity, and AI risks, the role of the board of trustees and university leadership, and the challenges associated with open networks, collaborative research, shadow IT, and resource pressures. AI has opened up new opportunities and challenges and academia has been one of the first to feel its impact, making higher education more advanced in AI governance than many private sector organizations. Tracey shares her thoughts on the role of insurance in higher ed risk management and the importance of cross-organizational teams in addressing privacy, cybersecurity, and AI risk management.

105 | AI Driving Legislative and Regulatory Action, Including Action from the Judiciary and Legal Ethics

In this episode of the ADCG Privacy & Cybersecurity Podcast, host Jody Westby is joined by former Magistrate Judge Ronald J. Hedges, a legal thought leader in the areas of electronic discovery and artificial intelligence and the law. Jody and Ron discuss how AI is driving legislative and regulatory action, including action within the judiciary and ethics rules and guidance from bar associations. In addition to discussing issues with admissibility and discovery of evidence, Ron discusses how the work of three bar associations regarding the use of AI in the legal profession could be a model for professionals in other industry sectors. Ron is a member of the New York and New Jersey state bar associations’ AI Task Forces, and is Chair of the Court Technology Committee of the ABA Judicial Division. He is principal at Ronald J. Hedges LLC.

104 | Understanding Software Bill of Materials and Why They Are Crucial for Cybersecurity

In this episode of ADCG’s Privacy and Cybersecurity Podcast, Jody Westby interviews Jean Camp, Director of the Center for Security and Privacy in Informatics, Computing, and Engineering and Professor of Informatics at University of Indiana. Prof. Camp is a renowned thought leader in privacy and cybersecurity and has conducted meaningful research on issues related to SBOMs and how they could be more effective. In this podcast, we explore the role of SBOMs in cybersecurity, what limits their effectiveness, and the Federal Government's role in advancing the use of SBOMs, developing tools to ease the use of SBOMs, and international efforts to create a harmonized approach to the development and use of SBOMs. Links to some of Prof. Camp’s work in this area is available on the ADCG website.

103 | Privacy & Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and the Impact on the Development and Use of AI

This week the ADCG Privacy & Cybersecurity Podcast is pleased to have Shoshana Rosenberg, CEO and Founder of SafePorter and one of the most respected names in the field of privacy and a thought leader at the intersection of privacy and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion ("DEI"). We discuss her groundbreaking work analyzing how principles governing privacy and DEI can influence the development and use of AI technologies, including how privacy and bias concerns shape the conversation around AI, how the evolving landscape of AI is challenging our traditional understanding of privacy and inclusion, and how advancements in AI both challenge and embrace our ability to uphold DEI principles…and more!

102 | Tackling Data Deletion

This week’s episode of ADCG’s Privacy & Cybersecurity Podcast features a discussion with Jeff Jockisch about his new company, Avantis Privacy, which specializes in data deletion services. Jeff is a renowned privacy researcher, the CEO of PrivacyPlan and CPO of Avantis Privacy. In this episode, we discuss the daunting prospect of managing one’s personal data, data brokers and what they do, and the process of requesting personal be deleted. Jeff discusses the approach taken by Avantis Privacy and offers thoughts on anonymization and what is driving this type of service.