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By shifting to data-centric zero trust with innovative solutions that integrate enhanced levels of control to data security, organizations can boost their ability to prevent breaches, defend against attacks, and combat increasingly sophisticated cybercriminal enterprises. 

While relying on passwordless authentication is both easier and safer for IT and end users, the transitional period is everything but. 

Today’s security threat landscape necessitates that security leaders work on an ongoing, effective security awareness program, tackling the inherent challenge of employee participation.  

In a data breach of California Pizza Kitchen, personal data from over 100,000 employees including names, Social Security numbers and other identifying information was accessed by cybercriminals. Security leaders around the globe give their insights into the cyberattack.

From app usage to location data, developers are siphoning consumer data and selling it to data brokers and advertisers for top dollar. And while this data may be inconsequential, at its core, this issue is about consumers’ right to privacy. 

With unmanned aircraft as a tool for their security teams, enterprise security can expand situational awareness, while making more effective use of a company’s human resources.

In a remote or hybrid environment, employers have less visibility into employee activity, and as a result, the risk has greatly increased.

When it comes to insider threats and document protection, security leaders can take a few practical steps to mitigating both intentional and unintentional breaches.

Listen to the latest The Security Podcasts episode as we talk with Stephanie Jaros about insider risk, building an appropriate program, and the criticality of when to address such threats. 

Private security company Westminster Security in the U.K. now accepts Bitcoin payments for its services.