In today's world, data security and privacy are paramount. As IT deploys numerous tools to prevent data breaches and leakage, stewards must know the value of metadata in achieving one of the organization’s highest priorities. This session will provide templates and practical instruction, including human-in-the-loop machine learning for curating metadata that results in robust identification, curation, and governance of the critical metadata that supports Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA). Attendees will learn:

• How is this different from typical data governance operations
• Why it matters
• How to map your data for ZTA success using our template
• Components of the governance and metadata framework that any organization can implement
• The difference that automation makes

Lead Information Systems Engineer

The MITRE Corporation

Shyla Kennedy is an experienced data professional and capability builder who has spent her career solving complex problems for large organizations. She has built and redesigned enterprise-wide data capabilities; incorporated emerging privacy practices into existing disciplines; managed ERP, and other cross-organizational software projects, and developed solutions to resolve multibillion-dollar accounting issues. She specializes in getting to the root of issues that are often at odds with pre-defined solutions.

She is currently a Lead Systems Engineer at MITRE Corporation. Her areas of expertise include data governance, data management, data privacy, business intelligence/analytics, accounting, finance, and program/project management.

 

Principal Data Management Engineer
The MITRE Corporation