Dimitri Sirota | Source | CEO & Co-Founder at BigID
Dimitri Sirota
Dimitri is the CEO and co-Founder of one of the first enterprise privacy management platforms, BigID, and a privacy and identity expert. He is an established serial entrepreneur, investor, mentor and strategist, and previously founded two enterprise software companies focused on security (eTunnels) and API management (Layer 7 Technologies), which was sold to CA Technologies in 2013. He is a security and privacy expert who is an established serial entrepreneur, investor, mentor and strategist.
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BigID (https://bigid.com)
CEO & Co-Founder
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BigID releases Data Activity Monitoring to extend DDR and detect malicious actors
Data Activity Monitoring strengthens security posture by alerting on potential insider risk, unauthorized access, and data misuse.
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Council Post: How To Assess Your Data Security Posture Management
There's been a massive migration of data to the cloud.
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Council Post: The Art Of Letting Go: How Data Minimization Can Improve Cybersecurity And Reduce Cost
While data is critical for business and innovation, it is also growing at an exponential rate and is one of the most challenging threat vectors to address.
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Healthcare Data Breaches in Colorado Highlight Security Gaps
Dimitri warns that healthcare organizations are prime targets due to vast sensitive data. "Many lack real-time monitoring," delaying breach detection. Without proactive measures like automated data discovery and access control, they struggle post-attack. The Colorado breaches highlight these ongoing vulnerabilities. -
Fintech Firms Face DORA Deadline: Last-Minute Compliance Challenges
Dimitri warns that treating DORA compliance as a one-time event is a major pitfall. He notes, "Last-minute hurdles often arise from underestimating the operational complexity." Ensuring third-party compliance, incident response, and risk visibility are key challenges. A proactive, integrated approach to cybersecurity and risk management is essential, along with fostering a culture prioritizing operational resilience. -
AI Governance: Key to Aligning Data Strategies with Privacy Laws
Dimitri stresses the need for "robust AI governance" to comply with GDPR and CCPA. Effective platforms should control data sharing, enable automatic data discovery, and monitor AI interactions. Mishandling sensitive data risks noncompliance and breaches. Continuous monitoring of AI training datasets and access is crucial to mitigate security and privacy concerns.
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With Data Activity Monitoring, we're redefining the level of control and visibility organizations have over their data. Our customers need to be able to not only have visibility into their sensitive data but also understand how it's accessed and used and enact controls around it. BigID's Data Activity Monitoring goes beyond detection, providing near real-time insights necessary to help prevent data breaches, support compliance, and empower security teams to make informed decisions.
