Artificial Intelligence July 23, 2021

How AI Will Transform Data Security

3 min read - I’ve often wondered whether artificial intelligence (AI) in cybersecurity is a good thing or a bad thing for data security. Yes, I love the convenience of online stores suggesting the perfect items for me based on my search history, but…

Application Security July 22, 2021

API Abuse Is a Data Security Issue Here to Stay

3 min read - Just about every app uses an application programming interface (API). From a security standpoint, though, APIs also come with some common problems. Gartner predicted that API abuse will be the most common type of attack seen in 2022. So, what…

Data Protection July 20, 2021

How Data Discovery and Zero Trust Can Help Defend Against a Data Breach

4 min read - As more companies start to use the cloud, the threat of a data breach and the rules and fines that go with it has only grown. Therefore, companies and agencies need to anticipate and adapt to their changing data and…

Data Protection June 24, 2021

Data Security Along Every Stage of the Journey

3 min read - Let’s say you’re planning a train robbery in the Old West. Your posse can jump on board at the station, on the route or at the last stop. The same is true of today’s data robbers. There are three main states…

Data Protection June 18, 2021

Data is Wealth: Data Security is Wealth Protection

3 min read - In 2021 alone, humanity (and a few robots) will create 79 sextillion bytes of data. That’s nearly 10 million times the estimated number of grains of sand on Earth. And those 79 sextillion bytes of data are in addition to all…

CISO June 16, 2021

The Hottest Cybersecurity Must-Reads for the Busy Security Practitioner

5 min read - You’re busy. We get that. Let’s suppose you’re like most of your colleagues in security. In that case, it’s almost like Groundhog Day. It starts with chasing the latest threat and protecting your company or agency from attacks. It ends…

Data Protection June 10, 2021

How Good Transaction Security Can Make Customer Visits Easier

3 min read - Every time I start to put my information into an online form, especially if it’s my credit card number or a banking transaction, I almost always pause. There was a time when I entered customer data without a second thought.…

CISO June 9, 2021

Thoughts From a Data Security Expert: 3 Things That Keep Me Up at Night

3 min read - As an IT leader in charge of database engineering and database audit and compliance for a Fortune 50 American company with millions of customers, I know that there are potential risks and vulnerabilities inherent in every aspect of data management.…

Intelligence & Analytics May 19, 2021

User Behavior Analytics: What It Is and How It Advances Digital Security

4 min read - Organizations are struggling to pinpoint threats that come from real user accounts. Take insider threats, as an example. In a 2020 report, 68% of IT and security experts felt their employers were somewhat or very at risk to insider attacks. Over…

Software Vulnerabilities May 19, 2021

Avoiding Video Background Snafus: How to Hold Safe Meetings Online

4 min read - Zoom mishaps have provided us with much comic relief while we’re trying to adjust to safe meetings online. We’ll never forget the lawyer who wasn’t really a cat and the boss who was a potato. Zoom backgrounds weren’t left out…