Ben Kelley

Ben Kelley, Director of Security at Ekata, leads the company's information security efforts. He joined Ekata after 6 years of conducting, and later leading cyber operations within the Department of Defense. A hacker at heart, Ben is an active member of the greater information security community, and seeks to bring a pragmatic approach to security and privacy leadership.

Handling customer data? Plan for security first

Ben Kelley

August 26, 2020

Regardless of industry, no company can escape the widespread reach and impact of data. Whether a company is collecting account information from customers or aggregating platform usage data, handling large amounts of data has become the norm. While this creates boundless new opportunities for businesses in analytics and real-time decisioning, it also introduces new risks that organizations need to consider and prevent where possible.

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Handling customer data? Plan for security first

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