The Best Practices to Prevent Data Breaches in Today’s Cyber Threat Landscape
From small businesses to the corporate ‘big fish,’ all sorts of companies fear a data breach situation. There are many different kinds of insider threats and cyberattacks that can result in a data breach, where the company loses sensitive data, triggering liabilities and other problems. So what are some of the top security vulnerabilities that […]
5 Email Security Tools to Protect Your Business
Email serves a critical function in the operation of most businesses, yet it was never designed to be a secure method of communication. Internal security protocols and robust employee education can help decrease the likelihood of an email breach, but human error is inevitable. Email security tools fill the gap between intention and execution, defending […]
Leaders in Security: How Large Enterprises Protect Their Data
Enterprise data is one of the most important assets a company has. It contains information about customers, products, and business processes. Protecting sensitive data should be a top priority for companies, since the theft of that data can cause tremendous financial and reputational damage. This article discusses strategies for protecting your enterprise data by preventing […]
15 Ways Banks Secure Their Data From Insider Threats
In the finance industry, where lots of information is sensitive and can be used for identity theft, security against insider threats is especially critical. But it’s not always easy to circle the wagons in ways that would completely foil hackers, or, alternately, people inside of a banking or finance institution who may want to undermine […]
What Is An Insider Threat: The Definitive Guide to Insider Threats, The Risks They Pose & How to Address Them
Today’s businesses operate in a complicated cybersecurity and data privacy environment. Whether they are guarding against expensive ransomware attacks or reputation-damaging data breaches, today’s landscape has one thing in common: people are often the problem. According to Verizon’s 2022 Data Breach Investigations Report, 82 percent of data breaches involved the human element, including insider threats. […]
The Importance of Data Loss Prevention in Healthcare
As healthcare providers battle an ongoing global pandemic, behind the scenes another war wages; one with their data security. The healthcare industry is no stranger to cyberattacks. Not only do healthcare providers account for 30% of all large data breaches, they experience the highest data breach costs and are the most targeted organizations across all […]
How Strengthening Data Loss Prevention Increases Productivity in Finance
The financial sector has experienced some of the most notable data breaches in recent years. Between 2017 and 2020, three major players, Equifax, Capital one and Experian, all fell victim to attack. These data loss events affected hundreds of millions of consumers and cost the affected companies hundreds of millions of dollars. The need to […]