Click to learn more about author Linus Chang. It would be difficult these days to be unaware of the havoc ransomware can wreak. But most people’s image of “as bad as it gets” from this malicious form of malware is having your data encrypted and your money extorted in hopes that you’ll buy access to […]
The Three Musketeers of Open Source Governance: All for One and One for All
Click to learn more about author Rami Sass. Every new reign begins with change. Organizations are relying more heavily than ever before on open source components to work faster, smarter, and more efficiently to meet the changing development environment. The heavy reliance on open source generates many “hows”, bringing to the fore a multitude of […]
CA Technologies Study Reveals Significant Differences in Perceptions on State of Digital Trust
A new press release reports, “CA Technologies today revealed the results of an extensive global survey of consumers, cybersecurity professionals and business executives about their views on digital trust. Conducted by analyst firm Frost & Sullivan, the inaugural report, titled “Global State of Digital Trust Survey and Index 2018,” highlights how consumers perceive and trust […]
Disaster Recovery Planning Season is Every Season
Click to learn more about author Matt VanderZwaag. Spring floods, summer tornadoes, winter blizzards – Disaster Recovery (DR) planning for mission-critical IT assets is seldom top-of-mind, until headline-grabbing, “seasonal” disasters occur. Even then many organizations are resistant to investing in DR, gambling that they will never be subject to a disaster. The fact is disasters […]
How to Protect your Enterprise Data Against Social Engineering Attacks
Click to learn more about author Ilan Paretsky. If someone had predicted, a decade or two ago, that knowledge of psychology and human behavior would one day be a key factor in protecting IT systems from cyber criminals, it would have seemed far-fetched. However, it’s very much the reality facing security professionals in 2018. Modern cyber […]
Preventing Nation-Wide Security Breaches with Semantic Standards
Click to learn more about author Dr. Jans Aasman. Last year’s Equifax security breach provides a valuable lesson for organizations seeking to protect digital assets and is worth examining closer for three reasons. With intruders accessing personally identifiable information such as social security and driver’s license numbers for over 100 million Americans across the country, it’s […]
Data Surveillance, Monitoring, and Spying: Personal Privacy in a Data-Gathering World
Click to learn more about author Cathy Nolan. Americans have long been divided in their views about the trade-off between security needs and personal privacy including data privacy. Much of the attention has been on how government collects data or uses surveillance, though there are also significant concerns about how businesses use data. When a terrorist […]
Gemalto: More Than 2.5 Billion Records Stolen or Compromised in 2017
by Angela Guess According to a recent press release, “Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, today released the latest findings of the Breach Level Index, revealing that 2.6 billion records were stolen, lost or exposed worldwide in 2017, an 88% increase from 2016. While data breach incidents decreased by 11%, 2017 was the first […]
GDPR: From Panic to Practical Response
The countdown to the May 25, 2018 General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) enforcement deadline is almost at zero, causing some organizations to panic, and others to procrastinate, hoping for a miracle. A whitepaper by ASG Technologies compiled with Forbes entitled Make Time for GDPR includes recent figures from Veritas suggesting that: “86% of organizations worldwide […]
Healthcare Companies Struggle to Comply with GDPR Data Privacy Regulations
Click to learn more about author Stuart Tarmy. Automated Data Discovery must come first and is essential for compliance. The upcoming EU (European Union) GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) prescribes large penalties and fines for non-compliance on all companies that conduct business with consumers in the EU. The healthcare industry, which includes managed healthcare, pharmaceutical, medical […]