by Angela Guess

A recent press release reports, “Rackspace® today announced the launch of Privacy and Data Protection (PDP), a new cybersecurity offering designed to help identify and protect sensitive data in a customer’s environment such as intellectual property, customer payment information and personally identifiable information, while meeting strict compliance requirements around securing data at rest. The new PDP offering represents a key part of a unified security operation approach that businesses need to help ensure their organization is protected.”

The release goes on, “According to a recent Forrester Research report, an alarming 49 percent of global network security decision-makers report that they experienced at least one breach during the past 12 months. The continued increase in security related incidents is forcing Chief Risk and Chief Compliance officers in particular to reevaluate the way their organization handles sensitive customer data to ensure that it is both secure and accessible only by authorized users. The new offering provides businesses with a fully managed data protection service, including data classification, data access policies, encryption and activity reporting, which can be easily integrated with existing applications without requiring code changes.”

Christy Schumann, general manager of Rackspace Managed Security, noted, “We’ve been protecting Rackspace customers for more than 15 years… Cyber attacks are becoming more sophisticated and breaches involving unauthorized access to customer data are more common, but many businesses lack the in-house resources and expertise to deal with these threats. The PDP offering is an ideal fit for these organizations, as it allows Rackspace experts to manage the process for helping to ensure data is protected, while helping businesses meet increasingly strict compliance requirements for securing data in different regions.”

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