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Whose Responsibility Is It To Protect The Data? The Data Team Or The Cybersecurity Team?

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Tim argues data mesh works only when teams have maturity, transparency, and a clear operating model.

Compromising Positions starts from a plain reality: people share data and accept that it comes with a price. That price is not always obvious until something goes wrong. Leanne Potter and Geoff Watkins use that tension to frame a simple but messy question: whose job is it to make sure data is safe, the data team or the cyber team? Tim Hatton, head of data and digital, joins them to work through that boundary. The episode keeps coming back to the idea that data security is not just a technical issue but a human one, shaped by how people use data and whether the systems around it are secure and workable. One thread is AI. Tim talks about leveraging AI to secure data, not just to process it faster. Another thread is usability. They stress the importance of real user testing because controls only matter if people can actually live with them. Threat modeling is part of the mix too, with Tim explaining how he approaches a client's data capability by looking for what could go wrong. The hosts also focus on the value of going to conferences outside cyber. Tim argues that seeing what other industries are doing gives security teams a heads-up about what people may ask for next, so they can enable innovation with guard rails instead of just saying no. A correction about a book recommendation and a brief explanation of data mesh add texture without shifting the main point. By the close, the episode lands where it began: data is powerful, delicate, and safest when more than one team takes responsibility for it.

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A practical look at shared data security, with collaboration, guardrails, and a steady focus on cross-team ownership.

Compromising Positions keeps the core question clear: when data is at stake, who actually owns the problem, the data team or the cyber team? Leanne Potter and Geoff Watkins stay grounded as they talk with Tim Hatton about using AI to secure data, the value of real user testing,…

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Who is responsible for keeping your data safe, and how do teams keep moving without breaking trust or momentum?

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