Victoria Beckman, CIPP/US, CIPM

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Associate General Counsel, Security & Privacy

Victoria is the Leader for the Americas of the Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) at Microsoft. DCU is responsible for implementing strategies to disrupt cybercrime through civil actions and cybersecurity awareness programs. Victoria is a Certified Privacy Manager (CIPM) and Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US) by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). A native of Colombia, Victoria spent years as a public defender in Arizona first assigned to capital habeas appeals and later trying major felony cases. Prior to practicing law, Victoria was an industrial engineer in the technology and automotive sectors and a competitive figure skater.

 

Contributions by Victoria Beckman

  • Navigating Data Breach Notifications in Latin America: A Practical Approach
    Speaker at IAPP Global Privacy Summit 2024
  • Discussion of Threat Landscapes and Diversity in the Profession
    Speaker at Virtual Boston KnowledgeNet: May 4, 2021
  • Member of Diversity in Privacy Section Advisory Board 2021 - 2022
  • Privacy Trends in Latin America in 2021: International transfers of data, cybersecurity and managing data in the pandemic
    Speaker at Virtual Latin America KnowledgeNet: 27 January 2021
  • 'Schrems II', International Regulations, and Enforcement – Oh My!
    Speaker at Virtual Columbus KnowledgeNet: November 5, 2020