data protection

Stop panic buying your security products and start prioritizing
As 2024 is rounding the corner, many companies are making a fresh start with a new cybersecurity budget. But with the growing number of cyberattacks and their increasingly …

1 in 5 executives question their own data protection programs
In this Help Net Security video, Tanneasha Gordon, Deloitte Risk & Financial Advisory’s data & privacy leader, discusses how many executives realize that trust is …

Enhancing mainframe security with proven best practices
Mainframe systems have served as the bedrock of enterprise networks for years, standing unmatched in terms of reliability, scalability, and data protection. However, security …

The roadblocks to preventive cybersecurity success
In the last two years, the average organization’s cybersecurity program was prepared to defend preventively, or block, just 57% of the cyberattacks it encountered, according …

Companies scramble to integrate immediate recovery into ransomware plans
More than one-third of companies still do not have a well-rounded, holistic ransomware strategy in place, according to Zerto. Immediate recovery crucial for businesses’ …

Consumers are taking action to protect their privacy
Younger consumers are taking deliberate action to protect their privacy, as 42% of consumers aged 18-24 exercise their Data Subject Access Rights, compared with just 6% for …

The double-edged sword of heightened regulation for financial services
Financial services organizations are enticing targets for cybercriminals due to their significant wealth holdings, presenting abundant opportunities for monetary gain through …

Tackling cyber risks head-on using security questionnaires
In this Help Net Security interview, Gaspard de Lacroix-Vaubois, CEO at Skypher, talks about the implementation of security questionnaires and how they facilitate assessments …

How global enterprises navigate the complex world of data privacy
In this Help Net Security interview, Evelyn de Souza, Head of Privacy Compliance, Oracle SaaS Cloud, talks about the constant efforts required to keep up with privacy laws in …

IEEE 802.11az provides security enhancements, solves longstanding problems
In this Help Net Security interview, Jonathan Segev, IEEE 802.11 Task Group (TG) Chair of next-generation positioning (TGaz) at IEEE, discusses IEEE 802.11az. The new standard …

Multi-modal data protection with AI’s help
Cybersecurity risk is distinct from other IT risk in that it has a thinking, adaptive, human opponent. IT generally must deal with first order chaos and risk much like …

SCARF cipher sets new standards in protecting sensitive data
A group of international researchers has achieved a breakthrough in computer security by developing a new and efficient cipher for cache randomization. The cipher, designed by …
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