Understanding how IoT security affects data monetization is crucial for businesses to effectively trade intel without the risk of online threats. Today, almost every business shares important data, but not all businesses attempt to generate revenue from the shared information. According to McKinsey & Co., high-performing companies that wish to grow tend to adopt data […]
Modern Data Security: Protecting Your Sensitive Data from Insider Threats
Companies face no shortage of data security threats. From malware to phishing, DOS attacks to ransomware, keeping your most important asset – your data – safe from malicious actors is no easy feat. Yet companies so often focus on protecting themselves against external threats that they may ignore what’s lurking behind their own office doors. […]
A Data Recovery Secret That’s (Really) Ransomware-Proof
Cyber resilience is a top concern for businesses in every industry. A key reason for this is that businesses of all sizes continue to face an ever-increasing array of cyber threats including ransomware, malware, and spear phishing. Ransomware is a particularly pernicious problem and a huge threat to organizations worldwide. According to Cybercrime Magazine, the collective […]
Identity Management Day Is More Relevant Than Ever
Employees are leaving their jobs at unprecedented rates amid what many are calling the Great Resignation. While resulting labor shortages appear to be the most immediate issue to address, beneath the surface is another urgent challenge for business leaders: securely onboarding and offboarding employees. Many of today’s offboarding processes allow former employees continued access to […]
The Impact of Data Governance in Cybersecurity
Data is a critical asset that supports operations, drives decision-making, and gives businesses a competitive advantage in the marketplace. Unfortunately, today’s data can also be easily targeted by cybercriminals looking to access and tamper with sensitive information. This is why cybersecurity is increasingly becoming a top strategic priority for enterprises of all sizes. As concerns of cyberattacks […]
How to Quickly Return to Normal Operations After a Cyberattack
Enterprise IT environments are notoriously complex. Increasingly, organizations are using a hybrid IT landscape of on-premises and cloud infrastructure, and a growing number now use a multi-cloud environment. This enables more agile business transformation but also affords cyberattackers increased options to mount cyberattacks. Companies need to arm themselves because cyberattacks such as ransomware have led […]
Why Zero Trust and XDR Are the Future of Data Security
Zero trust is a data security model that aims to protect networks against all devices and users. The model assumes that any device and user can be compromised at any time, and therefore should not be trusted even if they were previously authenticated. Traditional data security approaches use firewalls and virtual private networks (VPNs) to […]
5 Data Storage Trends to Expect in 2022
What does 2022 hold for the data storage industry? Signs of what is to come have been emerging. The following are five predictions about the data storage market, grounded in understanding the direction where the market is going. They involve AI, cyber resilience, supercharged application, workload performance and availability, and reduction of OPEX and CAPEX. […]
3 Cybersecurity Predictions for 2022
From high-profile ransomware attacks to government spending on improving national security, the cybersecurity industry impacted nearly every sector – including business, health care and education – in 2021. We don’t foresee this slowing down anytime soon, meaning that in 2022, companies should be aware of emerging threats and risks. Here are my cybersecurity predictions for […]
Why Tape Backup Is Experiencing a Renaissance in the Digital Era
There’s no shortage of stories reporting the (supposedly) imminent death of tape storage. The stories always cite the drawbacks of the technology, which, granted, are not insignificant. For many small and medium businesses, tapes can be labor-intensive, requiring a manual process to change them at the beginning or end of every day. Tapes can also be misplaced […]