To understand the pressing need for effective cybersecurity policies, consider first how much we rely on information technology. In 2010, there were nearly 332 million personal computers in use in the United States — one for every man, woman, and child, with 20 million or so left over. In addition to all those PCs, there … Read More >>
Five Steps to a More Coherent Data Framework for Europe’s Single Market
For any data-driven enterprise hoping to grow its operations in Europe today, the vaunted Single Market is a chimera. Rather than a harmonized legal framework and clear rules for how companies must safeguard people’s personal information and preserve their privacy, one finds a confusing patchwork. Take the example of a cloud computing service that offers … Read More >>
SOPA Needs Work to Address Innovation Considerations
When House Judiciary Chairman Lamar Smith and his bipartisan cosponsors last month introduced the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), I said in a press statement that the bill would have to balance key innovation, privacy and security considerations with the need to thwart the threat rogue websites pose before BSA can give its support to … Read More >>
India’s Opportunity to Accelerate IT Growth
After a week of meetings with policymakers and business leaders in New Delhi, I leave convinced India is on the right path to achieve its goal of becoming a power center in the global IT economy. As I noted a few days ago, the country is moving rapidly up the leader board in IT industry
At Last, Industry-Standard SAM for Organizations
In every sector of the global economy, organizations of all types rely on software tools to communicate, to make products, to offer services, and to manage their operations. But keeping track of all those software assets can be a challenge, especially for a large enterprise. More divisions, more teams, more projects mean more software — … Read More >>