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Data Protection

In Episode S3E5, we talk with Purandar Das, CEO and Co-Founder at Sotero – Sotero offers the first field-level, universal data protection platform. We talk about the importance of data, the data lifecycle, and why it is essential to encrypt data at each stage of the lifecycle. We discuss the […]

The Importance of Encryption in Today’s Data-dependent World

This entry was posted in Data Protection Podcast and tagged Sotero on May 17, 2021 by Steven Bowcut

The notion that strong encryption, combined with better tools, is the only real way to ensure the protection of data and systems from external threats—no matter how sophisticated—has given rise to new technologies that address gaps in traditional cybersecurity systems. Enhanced cryptographic capabilities enable the creation of advanced encryption products, […]

Strong Encryption and Better Tools are the Way to Ensure ...

This entry was posted in Cybersecurity Data Protection and tagged XSOC CORP on May 13, 2021 by Steven Bowcut

By Peter Kelley OneTrust, a fast-growing data privacy, compliance and governance enterprise platform backed by leading VCs, has acquired Shared Assessments, the global membership organization dedicated to developing the best practices, education, and tools to drive third-party risk assurance. Recent global events such as the COVID-19 pandemic and Solar Winds […]

OneTrust Acquires Shared Assessments, Third-Party Risk Management Leaders

This entry was posted in Data Protection Privacy Risk Management and tagged OneTrust Shared Assessments on May 5, 2021 by Editorial Staff

By Brian Stone, SVP Customer Success, FairWarning & Elizabeth Champion, VP and Chief Compliance Officer, FMOLHS From ensuring an organization meets regulatory requirements to preserving personal health information (PHI), healthcare compliance teams face a myriad of challenges to safeguard patient data. Oftentimes privacy, compliance, and security departments are siloed across […]

Working in Harmony to Create a Culture of Compliance

This entry was posted in Compliance Data Protection Guest Contributor and tagged FairWarning FMOLHS on January 28, 2021 by Editorial Staff

By Muhammad Tariq Ahmed Khan, Head of Cybersecurity Audit, Internal Audit Division, Arab National Bank There has been a misconception about privacy that confuses many people. People tend to share seemingly related or unrelated personal information online, such as birthdays, address, contact details, marriage, and holiday plans on social media. […]

Data Privacy, Good Governance, and Controls

This entry was posted in Data Protection Guest Contributor Privacy and tagged Arab National Bank on January 28, 2021 by Editorial Staff

In Episode S3E1 we talk with Greg Wendt, Executive Director of Security at Appsian. The focus of the conversation is data and compliance as it relates to Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software. We uncover some of the potential security risks associated with legacy databases and what can be done to […]

Potential Security Risks Within Legacy Databases

This entry was posted in Cybersecurity Data Protection Podcast and tagged Appsian on January 22, 2021 by Steven Bowcut

Secures Users and Their Organization’s Network Against Attacks that VPNs Can’t Protect Against By Jeff Steuart COVID-19 continues to drive work-from-home, and more organizations are striving to sustain and bolster security and compliance as a result. Byos™’ introduction of its new μGateway™ (“micro-gateway”) gives organizations a new means to secure […]

Byos μGateway Brings New Security to Remote Networking, Enabling Zero ...

This entry was posted in Data Protection Network Security Work From Home and tagged Byos on October 14, 2020 by Editorial Staff

By Ezra Vazquez-D’Amico, Manager of GiveSafely.io The last four years have seen a growing awareness about the value of personal data and how exposed individuals are to nefarious forces, abuse, and hacks. With tech giants reaching multi-billion dollar valuations based on their monetization of personal data, coupled with high profile hacks and […]

How Data Decentralization, Encryption, and Security Can Enhance Trust in ...

This entry was posted in Data Protection Guest Contributor and tagged GiveSafely on September 15, 2020 by Editorial Staff

By Mike Khorev Web scraping is the process of extracting data or content from a website. When we right-click on an image of a website and save it, we are technically performing a web scraping, but scraping can also be performed with programs or bots. These automated tools can extract […]

How to Implement Web Scraping Protection to Secure Your Website

This entry was posted in Data Protection Guest Contributor on July 20, 2020 by Editorial Staff

“LiveAuctioneers, the online website which broadcasts live auctions selling antiques, art, and collectibles, has warned that user details have fallen into unauthorized hands following a security breach,” reported by Graham Cluley last week. A notification on LiveAuctioneers website states, “As of July 11th, 2020, our cybersecurity team has confirmed that […]

Online Auctions Site “Completely Failed Its Customers”

This entry was posted in Cybersecurity Data Protection Expert Commentary and tagged Point3 Security on July 13, 2020 by Steven Bowcut

To be sure, contact tracing for infectious diseases is not new. This practice is vital for combating contagious viruses and has been around for a very long time, so why the controversy about it now? In bygone eras, if you were afflicted with an infectious disease, you would likely sit […]

Contact Tracing and Privacy

This entry was posted in COVID-19 Data Protection on April 29, 2020 by Steven Bowcut

One of the notable perks for a journalist covering the security industry is the occasional opportunity to test and review security products and solutions. Over the last couple of weeks, I have had the chance to try three products from Kingston Technology and I am happy to provide Brilliance Security […]

Device Review – Kingston DataTraveler and Nucleum Devices

This entry was posted in Data Backup Data Protection Product Review and tagged Kingston Technology on April 28, 2020 by Steven Bowcut