Click to learn more about author David Balaban. The scourge of ransomware is mutating into a phenomenon with a two-pronged extortion plan at its core. Schemes used to rely solely on encryption making a victim’s data inaccessible, but a game-changing tweak in the “classic” attack chain took place in late 2019. A number of ransomware […]
Cybersecurity Tips to Prevent the Risk of Data Theft
Click to learn more about author Ben Hartwig Yahoo. Equifax. eBay. Facebook. Marriott. These companies all have one thing in common – they suffered a data breach that saw millions of users’ data get exposed. These corporate juggernauts are not alone either, as a literal “who’s who” of large organizations and governments have been the […]
Responding to Big Data Breaches: Best Practices
Click here to learn more about Gilad David Maayan. On average, every data breach affects about 25,000 records and costs the affected organization almost $4 million. This cost comes in the form of brand damage, loss of customer trust, and regulatory fines. As data increases, so does your liability should a breach occur. More data […]
Big Data Security: Challenges and Solutions
Enterprises are using big data analytics to identify business opportunities, improve performance, and drive decision-making. Many big data tools are open source and not designed with security in mind. The huge increase in data consumption leads to many data security concerns. This article explains how to leverage the potential of big data while mitigating big […]
Data Privacy Day 2020: 5 Lessons From The Past To Better Secure The Future
A new press release reports, “This Data Privacy Day, we urge individuals and organisations around the world to learn from the fallout of the mega-breaches of the recent past. We provide five positive steps that companies around the world can take to better protect consumers, employees and more. Until recently, data privacy was only considered […]
Baffle Unveils Data Masking and Exfiltration Control to Mitigate Data Breach Risks
According to a recent press release, “Baffle Inc., an advanced data protection company, today released Baffle Data Masking and Exfiltration Control, the only masking and exfiltration solution that ties access control and usage to data-centric encryption, providing an end-to-end data protection solution. In addition to Baffle’s patented data protection that protects data in memory and […]
FileCloud Unveils Smart Data Leak Prevention Solution
A new press release states, “FileCloud, a cloud-agnostic enterprise file sync and sharing platform, today unveiled Smart DLP, an intelligent, rule-driven solution that enables enterprises to prevent data leaks in real time and secure enterprise content across on-premise and public cloud environments. ‘Countless security threats surface every day, from employees leaving to data breach threats,’ […]
Why Data Security Needs to be a Top Management Concern
Click to learn more about author Madhan Kanagavel. The characters in this story are new, but the script is familiar: in July 2019, an alleged hacker breached Capital One’s virtual database, obtaining sensitive customer data for an estimated 100 million customers in the U.S. and an additional 6 million customers in Canada. Amid the arrest […]
Customer Data Protection: Deriving Value and Ownership
Click to learn more about author Tejasvi Addagada. By managing customer privacy, there is significant business value derived from the resulting customer confidence and relationship: Data Privacy Management enables Transparency & Trust in firm Customer empowerment by the Zero-Data Efficient data portability to other environments Standardized Customer Communication Channels These enablers above drive competitive advantage of […]
Is a Department of Cybersecurity the Answer to Current Threats?
Click to learn more about author Samuel Bocetta. The current state of cybersecurity in the United States, and a proposed solution. Whatever your political opinions, we can all admit that government is good at some things, and bad at others. It’s good, for instance, at huge infrastructure projects and providing welfare – both areas in […]