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The Roles of Stakeholders for Big Data and Privacy

By Judy Selby and George Viegas
November 30, 2013

Chief privacy officer, chief compliance officer, chief information security officer, chief legal officer (or general counsel) ' as organizations adjust and adapt to keep pace with changing technology, laws, regulations and cyber threats, these roles are developing and changing within organizations. But what duties and responsibilities fall within the job description of each of these stakeholders' positions, and how do these positions relate to each other? Where is the overlap? What can organizations do to avoid excessive siloing, which may impede enterprise-wide data governance and privacy goals?

Despite the continuing nationwide lag in job growth, hiring in the areas of data governance and privacy seems to be strong. But do organizations appreciate the differing roles and responsibilities of the various stakeholders involved with these issues? Our very unscientific research suggests that the answer is no.

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