Articles Tagged with ''data security''

API security concerning for many enterprises

91% of organizations had an API security incident last year

February 3, 2021

Among the “The State of API Security – Q1 2021” findings, 66% of organizations admit to having slowed the rollout of a new application into production because of API security concerns. In addition, 54% of organizations running production APIs have at best only a basic strategy for API security, with 27% having no strategy at all.

UK remote workers printing confidential docs from home and potentially violating GDPR

Remote workers are printing confidential documents at home

February 2, 2021

New research reveals 66% of home workers in the U.K. are potentially breaching GDPR regulations by printing work related documents at home, including meeting notes, contracts, commercial documents, payroll documents, CVs and more. Many are aware of GDPR rules, however, say they have no choice but to print such documents while working remotely.

Data privacy in question in Florida school district

U.S. Congressman asks federal education secretary to open a probe into a Florida school district's sharing of student data with law enforcement

January 25, 2021

In a letter, U.S. Rep. Robert C. Scott, chairman of the House Committee on Education and Labor, urged the acting federal education secretary to open a federal investigation into Florida's Pasco County school district's practice of sharing student data with law enforcement.

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.

Workplace violence remains one of the most complex challenges facing healthcare organizations today. For executive security professionals, the stakes have never been higher: protecting staff, patients, and visitors while preserving a culture of compassion, dignity, and service.