Privacy and Security by Design

Abstract

Privacy by design (PbD) was developed to address the need to treat privacy concerns as design requirements when developing technology, rather than trying to retrofit privacy controls after technology is built. So successful has this concept been that it has now extended to security, with Security by Design (SbD, also known as Secure by Design) principles now firmly entrenched as a best practice. This special section intends to cover articles addressing a range of topics associated with both PbD and SbD. These articles will highlight the importance of implementing PbD and SbD within an organization and how PbD and SbD can greatly enhance customer trust within their organizations. This special section consists of the articles which were selected based on rigorous review and are briefly introduced here.