Click to learn more about author Cathy Nolan. Who hasn’t Googled their name at one time or another? It can be affirming, as in “Wow, they know I gave a presentation at a conference”, or scary as in “Wow, they know I have a police record!” Yes, there isn’t much they don’t know, and it’s not […]
Welcome to the New World of Curating Data, Not Owning it
Click to learn more about author Richard Macaskill. Faced with the new challenges of data protection – and increased levels of oversight – many of us working with SQL Server have come to the same conclusion. Quite simply, the column names and free text descriptions available to us to describe the data in our care (or […]
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 […]
Commvault Extends Data Management Capabilities For Microsoft Office 365
According to a recent press release, “Commvault, a global leader in enterprise backup, recovery, archive, data management and the cloud, today announced expansion of its portfolio with further integrations into Microsoft Office 365 to improve data protection, migration, security, eDiscovery and compliance for its customers. Enterprise IT organizations can now extend their Commvault investments to […]
Attunity Introduces Gold Client to Enable GDPR Compliance for SAP Environments
A new press release reports, “Attunity Ltd., a leading provider of data integration and big data management software solutions, today announced a comprehensive data governance solution designed to assist companies with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance in SAP environments. The new Attunity Gold Client for Data Protection solution helps to identify and mask the […]
Asigra Integrates Cyber Security to Defend Against Ransomware Attack-Loops
According to a recent press release, “Asigra Inc., a leading cloud backup, recovery and restore software provider since 1986 today announced its latest release v14 “Cloud Backup Evolved” to address the growing challenges of modern data protection. The company’s newest generation of software converges data protection and cyber security to counter rapidly growing malware threats, […]
So, What is Data Mapping and Why is it the Key to GDPR Compliance?
Click to learn more about author Richard Macaskill. The first three posts in this series on GDPR are: So, What is GDPR and Why Should Database Administrators Care? So, What is GDPR, and Why Should Your Customers Care? So, What is a Data Protection Impact Assessment and Why Should Organizations Care? I’ve read a lot about […]
Silwood Technology Launches Oracle e-Business Suite and Microsoft Dynamics Starter Packs
by Angela Guess A new press release reports, “Metadata discovery software vendor Silwood Technology Ltd has expanded its series of GDPR Starter Packs for major application packages, including SAP, JD Edwards and Siebel. Today’s launch of Oracle E-Business Suite and Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Starter Packs will enable more users to quickly and simply identify […]
World Backup Day: Celebrate with Disaster Recovery
Click to learn more about author Matt VanderZwaag. It’s no coincidence that World Backup Day falls the day before April Fool’s Day. The founders of the initiative want to impress upon the public that the loss of data resulting from a failure to back up is nothing to laugh at. From mission-critical business information to personal photos and videos, data has become […]