The confluence of social media, digital mobile devices, sensors and location-based technology is generating unprecedented volumes of information about society and individuals.

Rene Descartes, philosopher and mathematician, wrote: “Mathematics is a more powerful instrument of knowledge than any other that has been bequeathed to us by human agency.”

We just celebrated President’s Day. Folklore has it that during the American Revolution, George Washington was approached by an enquiring member of the press who asked: “George! George! What keeps you up at night?”

Each year’s ending is replete with predictions of what the year ahead portends. In this practice, the security sector is no stranger.

If your company relies upon third-party cloud providers to support or deliver core services, or to protect sensitive data, it’s crucial to understand that cloud security is a shared responsibility.

Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to implement a sound data sanititization program.

Even at their most basic, information security programs are complex and include a seemingly endless combination of controls to detect, prevent and respond to data loss.

Want to proactively detect and resolve cyber vulnerabilities? Maybe it's time to crowdsource your intelligence through a bug bounty program…