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What Is the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)?

By Chris Brook on Wed, 10/09/2024
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a regulation enacted by the European Union to protect EU citizens' privacy and personal data. Read this blog to learn more about who's subject to GDPR compliance, data subject rights, and the misconceptions around consent in GDPR compliance.
Compliance
GDPR
saudi-arabia
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Understanding Saudi Arabia's NDMO Standards

By Chris Brook on Wed, 10/02/2024
As governments transition to fully digital records, protecting sensitive data has become a critical priority. In the Middle East, Saudi Arabia is leading the way with its National Data Management and Personal Data Protection Standards.
Compliance
Data Classification
Guide

The 5 Steps To Effective Data Protection

This eBook takes you through the 5 steps to implementing effective data protection within your organization, and detail how data classification can enhance previously implemented tools.
Data Classification
Datasheet

IP Protection, Secure Collaboration, and Massive Scalability

About The CustomerA Fortune 50 company invested heavily into intellectual property to design and manufacture energy generation machinery. Employees used this to build the company’s competitive advantage. The company relied on “trust-based” access under the assumption that all employees were trustworthy. When a privileged user was caught attempting to steal proprietary data, it became obvious a ...
Data Classification
Intellectual Property
On-Demand Webinar

CMMC 2.0 and the CUI Standard - What Is It and Is There an Easy Button?

By Wade Barisoff
According to the Department of Defense, over 200,000 aerospace and defense suppliers are expected to need to meet Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) compliance. Around 76,000 of those businesses will need a CMMC level 2 certification. For Defense Industrial Base (DIB) contractors, a key part of CMMC compliance is tied to securing controlled unclassified information, or CUI. Being...
Compliance
Data Classification
On-Demand Webinar

Moving from a Tool Mindset to a Data Protection Ecosystem

By Wade Barisoff
Too often, organizations silo their data protection efforts. Separating data loss prevention, data classification, and secure collaboration may seem obvious when these tools operate independently. Yet, when the strengths of these tools are combined, data protection becomes a near-unlimited toolbox. Join Wade Barisoff, Fortra’s Director of Product, as he shares insights from his 10+ years’...
Compliance
GDPR
Data Classification
Data Loss Prevention
On-Demand Webinar

Go Beyond One-Size-Fits-All Data Classification - Protect What Your Business Cares About

Fri, 06/02/2023
In today’s cybersecurity market, we are seeing more vendors than before offering solutions which claim to cover all your security needs under one roof.Sure, from a business efficiency point of view this may seem like a very tempting offer – but in reality is it all too good to be true? Many of the tools in a “one-size-fits-all” platform are essential, but packaged as they are for the standard...
Data Classification
Blog

What is Information Lifecycle Management? ILM Explained

By Chris Brook on Thu, 05/25/2023
Data is the cornerstone of the digital economy, but its constant generation creates challenges for organizations. One such challenge is storing and managing the data securely throughout its lifecycle–namely–creation, storage, processing, archival, and disposition.
Compliance
Data Classification
Data Loss Prevention
info
Blog

PII Data Classification: 4 Best Practices

By Chris Brook on Thu, 01/19/2023
Getting personally identifiable information (PII) classification right is one of the first steps to having an effective data protection strategy. We break down four best practices in this blog.
Data Classification
Blog

What are Data Classification Levels?

By Chris Brook on Mon, 10/24/2022
How do you classify data in your organization? Conducting a data risk assessment and keeping compliance regulations top of mind are some of the first steps to helping an organization protect its data.
Data Classification