data security
Unsurprisingly, only 14% of companies are compliant with CCPA
With less than 10 months before the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) goes into effect, only 14% of companies are compliant with CCPA and 44% have not yet started the …
Tax season scaries: How to keep your data safe from insider threats
With April 15 quickly approaching, companies across the country are rushing to get their taxes filed. This often requires third party specialists who are well-versed in …
Security fatigue leads many to distrust personal data protection, can you blame them?
20 percent of Americans suffer from security fatigue and don’t trust anyone to protect their personal data. As a result, some people feel they need to take matters into their …
Do people with malicious intent present the biggest threat to personal data?
Against the backdrop of a complex and growing cyber threat landscape, organizations are waking up to the fact that one of the biggest chinks in their armour against a data …
Cloud business initiatives accelerating faster than security teams’ ability to secure them
The speed of cloud business initiatives is hampering organizations’ ability to secure and manage hybrid environments, with security personnel often not included. The 2019 …
Businesses believe they should be patching their Android devices more frequently
The use of Android tablets and handhelds are on the rise in business but security remains a concern. On average, 72% of tablets and handheld devices in businesses (excluding …
The risks associated with the influx of unauthorized collaboration tools
A majority (82 percent) of end-users are pushing back on IT or management when the company tries to dictate which collaboration tools should be used. But IT is standing its …
Prevent shadow IT: Companies need security covering multiple communication vectors
There is a critical need for companies to adopt comprehensive and secure enterprise communications platforms to prevent shadow IT. It is a phenomenon where employees, to …
Indicators of poor password hygiene exposed
The recovered compromised credentials and personally identifiable information (PII) as well as the identified trends in online security habits and the data criminals tend to …
The importance of consumer trust in the second-hand mobile market
58 percent of global consumers have yet to trade in an old mobile device, though almost two-thirds (64%) globally reported they would be willing to do so if more stringent …
How organizations handle disruptive data sources
In the 2018 Data Connectivity Survey by Progress, more than 1,400 business and IT professionals in various roles across industries and geographies shared their insights on the …
There’s a growing disconnect between data privacy expectations and reality
There is a growing disconnect between how companies capitalize on customer data and how consumers expect their data to be used, according to a global online survey …