Who owns the data in your organization? If you’re like many, there’s a chance it’s fragmented. Maybe legal owns governance while security owns data security. IT, legal, security and line-of-business…
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Taking Time Off? What Your Out of Office Message Tells Attackers
As more people are vaccinated and free to live a more normal life again, vacation plans, trip pictures and conference hashtags will flood social media sites. Phone calls and emails…
Cloud Data Privacy: Now, Where Did I Put Those Keys?
Let’s say you’re about to walk out of the house and realize you’ve forgotten your keys. The first thing a family member will probably ask you is “Where did you…
Data Privacy: How the Growing Field of Regulations Impacts Businesses
The recent proposed rules over artificial intelligence (AI) in the European Union (EU) are a harbinger of things to come. Data privacy laws are becoming more complex and growing in…
Improving Data Security in Schools: Privacy at a Distance
This blog is the second in a series about improving data security in schools. Cyberattacks against colleges and universities can be fruitful. Few organizations hold the amount and variety of…
Data Poisoning: When Attackers Turn AI and ML Against You
Stopping ransomware has become a priority for many organizations. So, they are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) as their defenses of choice. However, threat actors are also…
Don’t Stop At ‘Delete:’ How Privacy Needs Are Shaping Data Destruction
It’s just part of the job: at some point in a device’s lifecycle, data must be destroyed. While deleting files may mean users and apps can’t access them, simple deletion…
Does a Strong Privacy Program Make for a Stronger Security Program?
There is a saying in sociopolitical circles: “politics is downstream from culture.” Using that same line of thinking, poses a question: Is information security downstream from data privacy? In order…
Link Previews Could Threaten Your Digital Security and Privacy
Popular chat apps sometimes use link previews as a convenient shortcut. Link previews are pop-up boxes you might see on a chat app or other social media platform when you share…
What is STRIDE and How Does It Anticipate Cyberattacks?
STRIDE threat modeling is an important tool in a security expert’s arsenal. Threat modeling provides security teams with a practical framework for dealing with a threat. For example, the STRIDE…