The “datafication” of modern life is now measured in the quintillions of bytes of data generated by humans each day. The struggle to store, manage and retrieve the waterfall of data has also highlighted a growing list of privacy and security issues.

Privacy concerns stemming from the rise of big data and the resulting backlash against abuses like unscrupulous data brokers have resulted in a range of regulatory initiatives designed to safeguard sensitive information. Now, greater attention is being given to the security challenges raised by big data along with security holes in open-source frameworks.

Source: datanami.com
Author: George Leopold