Data Protection

The Internet of Dumb Things

The Internet of Things, along with being one of most profoundly stupid phrases of all time, is also profoundly broken from a security perspective. Your dishwasher and your car are probably several firmware versions out of date, and your light bulbs are likely communicating with your smart home hub over a cleartext connection. It’s ugly out there.

Call it a Comeback: 7 Trends Driving the Resurgence of DLP

DLP is in demand again – let’s look at 7 of the forces driving its return in part four of our series, The Definitive Guide to Data Loss Prevention.

Adding Extortion to Injury

The FBI warns that extortion e-mail schemes are a byproduct of high profile data breaches.

Let’s Stop Asking Users to be Security Professionals.

Your passwords are crap.

Hiring Infosec Professionals: Experts on the Key Traits in 2016 & Beyond

23 Information Security Leaders Reveal the Most Important Traits for InfoSec Pros in 2016

Debunking the Three Myths of DLP

With data loss prevention back in the limelight, there are a few myths that we’d like to dispel in part three of our Definitive Guide to DLP series.

Email as a weapon of mass destruction

Phishing emails that impersonate the CEOs of targeted businesses are on the rise and highly effective, according to a new warning from the FBI.

The Evolution of DLP: 4 Reasons Why DLP is Back in the Limelight

There are multiple trends driving a resurgence of interest in data loss prevention - let's look at four of them in part two of our Definitive Guide to DLP series.

What is Email Security? Data Protection 101

Learn about the need for email security as well as tips for securing email usage in Data Protection 101, our series on the fundamentals of information security.

New Law Puts Federal Muscle Behind Trade Secret Protections

In a rare act of bipartisanship, Congress passed the Defend Trade Secrets Act last week, closing a gaping legal loophole that made it hard for companies to pursue thefts of trade secrets.

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