Alex Proctor
Alex Proctor is a privacy and data protection professional with 15 years of experience spanning healthcare, critical infrastructure, and other highly regulated industries. With a strong foundation in cybersecurity, Alex brings a unique perspective to privacy and AI leadership. He led a cybersecurity consulting practice for half a decade and has led cybersecurity and privacy governance, risk, and compliance programs at a prominent EPC firm. He has also developed AI governance training resources used by cyber governance professionals globally. Alex serves as the Chief Trust & Privacy Officer at Captain Compliance—a privacy technology startup dedicated to simplifying complex privacy challenges and reducing privacy risk. The company’s streamlined platform addresses cookie consent management, dynamic privacy notices, data subject request processing, and more. Alex graduated from Oakland University with a bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems (MIS). He holds numerous industry certifications, including the ISC2 CISSP and CCSP, as well as the IAPP CIPM, CIPP/E, CIPP/US, CIPT, and AIGP. Recognized by the IAPP as a Fellow of Information Privacy (FIP), Alex also chairs the IAPP Detroit KnowledgeNet chapter. He fosters dialogue and knowledge-sharing within the privacy community.
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DATA Data Embassies vs. Data Corridors: A Compliance Officer’s Guide to the Cross-Border Data Transfer Framework
Data embassies are one of the most discussed — and most misunderstood — concepts in global data governance.
AI AI Governance Framework: How to Align with the EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF, and State AI Laws
Artificial intelligence is already inside your business. It may not be approved. It may not be documented. It may not be reviewed…
Ransomware Criminals Evolve: Rapid7 CTO Reveals Shift to Data Theft, Extortion, and Vulnerability Exploitation
In the relentless cat-and-mouse game between cybercriminals and defenders, ransomware operators are proving once again why they remain one of the most…
AI GDPR Compliance When Using Claude Enterprise
A question spreading across compliance forums right now cuts straight to the heart of how modern businesses are deploying AI tools: if…
AI White House and Congress Revive Push to Block State AI Laws
The federal fight over artificial intelligence regulation is back.
New York Just Voted to Ban Surveillance Pricing. Every Other State Should Be Watching
A price should be universal. You walk into a store, you see a number, and that number is the same number your…
Charter Cyberattack Exposes 4.9 Million Accounts as Employee Credential Attacks Hit Major Companies
Charter Communications, the telecommunications company behind the Spectrum brand, has confirmed a cyberattack that exposed personal information tied to millions of accounts,…
AI AI Connectors, Insider Risk and the Data Flows Nobody Is Mapping
Most privacy programs are built on a foundational assumption: data flows are known, mapped and controlled.
Three States Push Bold New Frontiers in AI Regulation and Privacy Protection
As artificial intelligence continues to evolve at breakneck speed, U.S.
DATA The Complete Data Inventory Playbook: How to Map What You Hold, Prove What You Know, and Stay Ahead of Every Privacy Law That’s Coming
If you asked a typical business leader what personal data their company collects, you’d probably get an answer somewhere between “the usual…
CALIFORNIA PRIVACY – CPRA California’s Customer Records Act: Data Privacy, Data Security and Breach Liability Risks
The California Customer Records Act (CRA), codified at Civil Code §1798.80 et seq., is a foundational state data security statute that requires…
From Privacy Policies to Machine-Readable Governance: Rethinking Data Control in the Age of AI
The privacy notice was never designed to be read by the systems it governs.
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