Articles Tagged with ''data security''

Business documents are the most exposed type of data

January 21, 2021

Code42 pulled some anonymized, aggregated data from Incydr, a SaaS data risk detection and response solution, showing how users move and exfiltrate data and files. The most exposed type? Business documents.

Why outbound email is your organization's biggest security risk

January 18, 2021

On average, organizations experience 180 incidents involving sensitive data, or one every 12 working hours, according to Egress. The three top causes of outbound email data breaches include: the wrong recipient added, wrong file attached or replying to a phishing scam.

China Creates Secure Communications Network

DHS warns American businesses about data services and equipment from firms linked to Chinese government

December 24, 2020

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a business advisory to American businesses warning of risks associated with the use of data services and equipment from firms linked to the People’s Republic of China (PRC).

future-proofing your enterprise's data against hackers

Future-proofing data against hackers

Venkata Josyula

December 23, 2020

Despite many companies' best efforts to combat cybercrime, it persists and is increasingly costly. Here’s a look at some of the latest technologies that may be able to turn the tide against malicious hackers because they can still deliver performance and function at the necessary scale.

Securing all that data from your physical security and IT systems

David Close

December 7, 2020

How can you create a secure infrastructure for the sensitive data being managed by your enterprise? Encryption key management is more important than ever.

The top 10 data breaches of 2020

Maria Henriquez

December 3, 2020

Recent data from Risk Based Security revealed that the number of records exposed has increased to a staggering 36 billion in 2020. There were 2,935 publicly reported breaches in the first three quarters of 2020, with the three months of Q3 adding an additional 8.3 billion records to what was already the “worst year on record.” Here, we bring you our list of the top 10 data breaches of 2020.

Analyzing the draft standard contractual clauses

Once finalized, US entities can use the new Standard Contractual Clauses to legally transfer data out of the EEA when combined with appropriate supplementary measures.

David M. Stauss

December 1, 2020

As discussed in our prior post, on November 12, 2020, the European Commission published a draft implementing decision on standard contractual clauses (SCCs) for the transfer of personal data to third countries and draft standard contractual clauses. Once finalized, the SCCs will replace the existing SCCs for data transfers out of the EEA.

What to do after a data breach to ensure business continuity at your organization

How to recover from your next data breach

Ara Aslanian

November 10, 2020

The choices you make when a cyberattack happens are critical. They can either mitigate the damage or make it worse. Even those companies that have built robust defenses miss an important step: a comprehensive response plan that will guide them in the event of a breach. So, what steps can you take to ensure business resilience and continuity?

faking social responsibility may get your company hacked according to University of Delaware research

Faking social responsibility may get you hacked

Sunny Rosen

October 30, 2020

New research from University of Delaware's Lerner College Professor John D’Arcy suggests that some hackers may be motivated by disappointment in a company’s attempts to fake social responsibility.

Americans not worried about data privacy and security despite significant rise in COVID-related cyber attacks

People are less concerned with their cyber safety despite significant rise in COVID-19 related attacks