Data Protection January 4, 2021

Best Practices for Securing Modern Data Architecture

4 min read - Today’s cloud-native data management platforms can help businesses unlock the potential of their data. These modern data management and storage platforms are designed to deliver lean, high-performance architecture for agile application teams to ensure solid business outcomes, such as rapid…

Data Protection November 19, 2020

Data Destruction: Importance and Best Practices

4 min read - As discussed in an earlier piece, data should be treated as a valuable currency. But there is another aspect to data handling that needs to be considered: data as a liability. Having your data fall into the wrong hands can…

Data Protection October 23, 2020

Connected Data Stores Elevate the Requirements of Data Security and Governance Platforms

4 min read - Since it is highly unlikely that my wife will read a blog on data security, I think I can safely share that she is a snoop around birthdays, anniversaries and holidays. My wife cannot stand the suspense of not knowing…

Data Protection October 6, 2020

Thinking Outside the Dox: What IT Security Can Learn From Doxing

4 min read - Doxing is rightfully regarded as a dangerous threat, potentially exposing personal information where it shouldn’t be. But, defenses derived from doxing may strengthen corporate cybersecurity at scale.  Doxing is the dark side to widespread data dispersal and discovery. Data is…

Application Security September 23, 2020

CORS: How to Use and Secure a CORS Policy with Origin

8 min read - CORS (Cross-Origin Resource Sharing) enables resource sharing that pulls data from a lot of different sources. Like any relatively open aspect of the internet, it can be a risk. Learn how to test your web applications to create a secure…

Data Protection August 21, 2020

When Your Heartbeat Becomes Data: Benefits and Risk of Biometrics

5 min read - Knowing who your users are today is more important than ever. This explains, in part, why integrating biometric usage into identity and access management (IAM) appears appealing. Throw in some artificial intelligence (AI) to help manage all these data points,…

Data Protection August 17, 2020

How to Ensure Secure and Complete Data Destruction

3 min read - Data security means keeping data out of the wrong hands. This is especially important when storage media is no longer usable and needs to be decommissioned. The data must be truly destroyed, for both security and compliance.  The trouble is ‘deleting’…

Cloud Security July 8, 2020

Future-Proofing Data With a Data Encryption Plan

4 min read - Data volume storage needs are growing exponentially across hybrid multicloud environments. Meanwhile, companies are being faced with a greater number of regulations to follow, as well as increased exposure to data ransomware, theft and misuse. Many regulations, such as the General Data…

Endpoint June 15, 2020

The Latest Mobile Security Threats and How to Prevent Them

4 min read - For many of us, the last few months have drastically increased our reliance on mobile capabilities. Through the increased use of corporate mobile apps, virtual private networks (VPNs), hot spots and more, mobile communications are more ubiquitous than ever. Because…

Data Protection June 3, 2020

Managed Data Activity Monitoring (DAM) Is More Important Than Ever

2 min read - Data activity monitoring (DAM) should be given strong consideration to help thwart potential data breaches and enhance security as work environments continue to evolve.