James Rice
VP at Protegrity, a company offering AI-powered data security solutions. He focuses on helping companies leverage data protection and privacy to maximize the value of their data.
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Feb 10, 2026 • 26min
AI is Ready for Production - Security, Risk and Compliance Isn't
James Rice, VP of Product Marketing and Strategy at Protegrity with 20+ years in security and compliance, discusses why perimeter defenses fail for AI and the need to protect data itself. He covers data-centric controls like tokenization and anonymization, risks from agentic workflows and data leakage, and embedding security inline across AI pipelines. Practical tradeoffs for balancing data utility and compliance are explored.
Apr 2, 2025 • 25min
The Gene Simmons of Data Protection – KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid): A Data Security Dilemma
In this session, James Rice, VP at Protegrity, shares his insights on simplifying data security. He introduces the KISS method—Keep It Simple, Stupid—highlighting how overcomplicated cybersecurity measures often fail. James discusses the myths that lead companies to overspend on ineffective defenses and explains how techniques like encryption and tokenization can render stolen data useless. He emphasizes the need for a paradigm shift towards data-centric protection strategies, making breaches mere inconveniences instead of major threats.
