On October 8, 2008, in Washington, D.C., executives from private and public sectors gathered to collaborate on how to raise their game in the area of data protection. In a world in which data thieves are raising their game, and data protection is a global concern, participants shared perspectives with one another on how to protect data from those who seek to exploit it.

Interactive Dialogue and Graphic Recording
In addition to perspectives shared by panelists from private and public sectors, the Deputy Head of Criminal and Enforcement Policy in the United Kingdom joined the discussion to provide real cases from the United Kingdom to introduce each discussion topic. Participants responded through voting devices to polling questions posed at the beginning of each discussion topic; responses were tabulated in real-time to drive the highly interactive facilitated discussion. A graphic artist participated in the program throughout the day, recording the interactive session through visual representation as the program progressed.

Topics Discussed

• Third Party Data Exchange: Ensuring data is properly safeguarded by third parties receiving it
• Creating a Culture for Data Protection: Making data protection a part of your corporate culture
• Insider Threat: Mitigating the risk posed by those inside your organization
• Operational Fraud: Collaborating to identify fraud and minimize the risk of cybercrime across private and public sectors

Output from the Session
The visual representation diagrams from each discussion topic are available to download below. The agenda and keynote chart also are available to download in the attachments section at the bottom of the page. This site will continue to be updated as more information is available.

	Chart: Building A Culture for Data Protection Participants discussed how we can make data protection a part of their organizations.
	Chart: Third Party Data Exchange: Protecting Data Beyond Your Walls  Participants from public and private sectors discussed how we can minimize the risk posed when data is sent and received by third parties.
	Chart:  Insider Threat: The Threat Within Your Walls Participants from public and private sectors discussed how to minimize the risk posed by individuals within your organization.
	Chart: Operational Fraud: A New Collaborative Approach to Detecting Fraud and Minimizing the Impact  Participants from public and private sectors discussed how we can work together across sectors to detect fraud and to minimize the impact of cybercrime.

Recent Perspectives from Deloitte

	White Paper: Building a Secure Workforce: Guard Against Insider Threat  This paper defines the risks associated with asset loss and an approach to mitigate an “insider” threat through the development and management of a secure workforce.
	Podcast: The Danger Within: Mitigating the Risk of Insider Threats to Business and Government Many organizations fail to appreciate, let alone take steps to deal with, the gravity of the threat posed by their own disgruntled employees. Classified and proprietary data, supply chain integrity, public confidence and financial assets are all at risk, but so too are lives — and national security. Listen in.
	Report: Safeguarding Data…Beyond Your Walls This report provides a snapshot of today’s third-party data sharing landscape and emerging trends.
	Podcast: Playing It Safe: How to Protect and Share Sensitive Data with Third Parties  Dealing with third parties such as contractors, vendors, distributors and licensees comes with complicated decisions. Sharing sensitive data with third parties may be necessary, but it always carries a degree of risk.

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