On the first episode of 10 Questions to Cyber Resilience, Assurance IT invited Chief Privacy Officer, Heather Federman, from BigID, to chat about the responsibilities and scope of a data privacy role.

In this episode, Heather Federman from BigID and co-founder of Assurance IT, Luigi Tiano, discuss: 

1. The evolution of Heather’s data privacy career 
2. How Heather’s passion for data privacy started in law school 
3. How the CPO fits in with the rest of the IT team 
4. How a CPO interacts with other departments  
5. How not to get overwhelmed with the different data privacy laws 
6. The possibility of a GDPR for the US 
7. Examples of employee protection under different state laws 
8. How BigID plays a part in data privacy 
9. The current demand for experts in data privacy 
10. Privacy laws in Canada 

Resources: 

Heather Federman’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heatherfederman/

BigID website: https://bigid.com/

Luigi Tiano’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/luigitiano/

Assurance IT Website: http://www.assuranceit.ca/

About Heather Federman: 

Heather leads the privacy strategy and program at BigID - focused on internal compliance and data risk, product development, go to market strategy, business development and privacy evangelism.  

About 10 Questions to Cyber Resilience: 

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About Assurance IT: 

Assurance IT (www.assuranceit.ca) specializes in data protection and data privacy for the mid-market in Canada, since 2011. The Montreal-based company’s unique approach to helping customers become cyber resilient is called the PPR Methodology which stands for Prepare, Protect and Recover. Based on industry best practices, the PPR Methodology is an easier way to achieve cyber security and compliance objectives.