Join our IOPD Privacy Engineering & Technology Education Discussion (PETed) Series! The format of the webinar will be a recorded 10-minute introduction followed by a 40-minute informal discussion and interaction with members of the IOPD. The goal will be a discussion on how to solve a specific privacy problem or privacy related resource topic and the latest implementation techniques for some of the biggest challenges like synthetic data, zero-knowledge proofs, homomorphic encryption, and translucent databases.
The participants will be asked to bring questions related to the topic. Come back every quarter for a new discussion, new speaker, and new insights on the most cutting-edge privacy challenges!
Date & Time:
May 16th, 2025 @ 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT (8:00 AM PDT / 5:00 PM CEST)
*Note that this quarter’s guest speaker discussion will take place during the normal May Sip & Chat time. The introductory presentation has been pre-recorded to maximize discussion time. Please watch this recording before attending, George will do a brief recap but will not go in depth.
Topic:
Reductive Security: Novel Yet Logical, But Utterly Disruptive
Synopsis:
Reductive Security is a refreshing and novel approach to privacy and security.
We live in the era of additive security, in which security vendors and practitioners promote adding more things to mitigate the proliferation of data breaches and security incidents. More third-party providers, more privileged access, more PII collected, more lines of code. . . yet data breaches and system compromises continue unabated.
Today’s alleged solutions only make future problems more widespread and more destructive. Routes to compromise will blossom, and more data collected will mean more PII is irrevocably lost. Reductive Security is antithetical to this approach. The starting point for security should reducing the attack surface, not to expanding it. Reductive Security is a method to challenge today’s overcomplex and vulnerable environments.
Pre-Discussion Resources:
- Presentation: https://instituteofprivacydesign.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/George-Reductive-Security-May-2025-2.mp4
- Reductive Security Resources
Speaker:
George Rosamond
George is a privacy-focused security technologist. He is a co-founder and CISO of ClearOPS, an AI governance platform. George is a long-time volunteer for the Tor Project and considers open-source BSD Unix the only sane operating system available.
Moderator:
Janelle Hsia
Janelle Hsia is the President and Founder of Privacy SWAN Consulting working as a trainer, consultant, and trusted advisor for strategic and tactical decision-making. While she is focused on the field of privacy and data protection, Janelle Hsia is not a lawyer and brings a diverse background with strong leadership, technical, and business skills spanning 20 years in the areas of project management, IT, privacy, security, data governance, and process improvement. Janelle Hsia is also Co-Founder and Vice-President of the Institute of Operational Privacy Design.
The IOPD Privacy Engineering & Technology Education Discussion (PETed) Series is a members-only event, but we welcome first time attendees as our guests. Come check it out! If you are already a member, subscribe to our PETed Mailing List for announcements and monthly invitations!
