data security
It’s time to shift from verifying data to authenticating identity
As fraudsters continue to develop increasingly sophisticated schemes that allow them to produce an apparent valid identity, either by stealing personal data or fabricating it …
Why is patch management so difficult to master?
This question has plagued IT and security departments for years. Each month these teams struggle to keep up with the number of patches issued by the myriad of vendors in their …
Security must become frictionless for companies to fully secure themselves
Ensuring adequate security in the face of a rapid increase in the quantity and sophistication of cyberattacks requires more effort and resources than most organizations are …
Application level data protection hindered by misperceptions and complexities
Companies plan to take extensive actions in the next 12 months to address a broad concern for sensitive data being unprotected in use at the application layer, Entrust and …
661 fines issued since GDPR became enforceable, totaling €292 million
3 years since rolling out in May 2018, there have been 661 GDPR fines issued by European data protection authorities. Every one of the 28 EU nations, plus the United Kingdom, …
Maximizing a hybrid cloud approach with colocation
As a multi-tenant cloud environment, the public cloud offers companies with vast amounts of data a highly affordable option. However, it also presents a number of limitations …
Researchers design a way to make encrypted keys harder to crack
As more private data is stored and shared digitally, researchers are exploring new ways to protect data against attacks from bad actors. Current silicon technology exploits …
The obvious and not-so-obvious data you wouldn’t want companies to have
What types of data are companies collecting, and when does it stop serving us? Value exchange: The ultimate differentiator First, let’s start by assessing the process of …
Secure your cloud: Remove the human vulnerabilities
Training to increase employees’ security awareness and change risky behaviours among end users is important, particularly as the future workplace will be hybrid and many …
58% of orgs predict remote workers will expose them to data breach risk
35% of UK IT decision makers admitted that their remote workers have already knowingly put corporate data at risk of a breach in the last year according to an annual survey …
Middle market companies facing a record number of data breaches
Middle market companies possess a significant amount of valuable data but continue to lack appropriate levels of protective controls and staffing, according to a report from …
The next big thing in cloud computing? Shh… It’s confidential
The business-driven explosion of demand for cloud-based services has made the need to provide highly secure cloud computing more urgent. Many businesses that work with …