Data wranglers around the globe, at least briefly, found themselves without some of the currency they rely on: numbers. Rather than spreadsheets, error messages ...

The personal data that companies collect from consumers online has become a big business referred to as data brokerage. However, most consumers don't know what personal information about them is being ...

As AI becomes more common and decisions more data-driven, a new(ish) form of information is on the rise: synthetic data. And some proponents say it promises more privacy and other vital benefits. Data ...

At some point in the past year, one or more hackers quietly breached a background-checking company called National Public Data (NPD) and exposed millions of U.S. Social Security numbers (SSNs), names, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I track enterprise software application development & data management. Data has grades. Much like olive oil, flour, gasoline, beef ...

Rumors online have suggested for months that Microsoft could be using your Word data to train its artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs). Microsoft, however, says it doesn't use ...

When it comes to managing data, we need to know where it is – but we also need to know what it is. With the rise in regulatory controls, enterprises now pay more attention to data sovereignty, ...