Every time you sign up for a new service, buy something online or, even apply for a job, you automatically share your personal information. If you look back over the hundreds of online interactions you’ve had over the years, it gives you an inkling as to how many businesses have processed information about you. Then, […]

For IT and security leaders, the term ‘shadow IT’ tends to send a shiver down the spine. About ten years ago, it became an epidemic in the corporate world. The consumerization of cloud applications, combined with the rise of bring your own device (BYOD), led to employees downloading non-authorized applications, for work purposes, in their […]

Data breaches have become a regular mainstay of daily life. For every security patch or vulnerability disclosure, it seems there’s a corresponding data loss incident somewhere. Consider the following recent incidents: And those are just over the past week, not even counting the worst data breach incidents that affected Forbes 500 companies like Yahoo, eBay, […]

In a hyper-connected world, individual data footprints can be found everywhere. Each day, millions of people share information like email addresses, banking details and telephone numbers across applications and web browsers.  This type of information is known as personally identifiable information (PII), and there’s a 100% chance your organization processes it – either via customers, […]

According to a 2021 PwC report, 71 percent of CEOs in the United States want to know their companies’ day-to-day cyber threats. Still, that doesn’t mean they understand the intrigues of cybersecurity. As a CISO, this translates to three things: You’ll need to keep the C-suite adequately informed about current cyber threats. You must create […]

An insightful interview with Zachary Eikenberry (founder of Hook Security). In this video we discuss:– Humans as the most vulnerable security aspect of an org– The power of nudge– Humor to educate on tough topics– Easy ways of stopping email phishing

Lurking in the shadows of every organization, employees are accessing, transferring, and downloading sensitive company information – without the IT team’s oversight. This is shadow IT: the use of technology systems, like applications, devices and cloud services, that are not approved by the IT department.  Picture this: an employee installs Slack, which is not the […]

In July 2019, the security hotline for Capital One received an anonymous call. According to the tipster, some of the bank’s most sensitive data had been leaked on the web – and they were right.  Within a few days, the FBI was able to trace the breach back to a malicious insider: a software engineer […]

Unstructured data in documents, chats & tickets is making up a higher percentage of total data-footprint in organizations. Transactional databases and customer tables might still be the predominant form of system-of-record but generally these are also being fed from and used alongside SaaS platforms. Understanding what data an organization possesses is the first step towards […]

The Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model is a concept for standardizing the communication functions of a computing or telecoms system, regardless of the system architecture or technology. It aims to make different communications systems interoperable by enforcing a common communication protocol. The OSI model was the first standard model for network communications, introduced in 1983 […]

Zendesk offers a lot of tools to help businesses improve the customer experience, including help desk functions, email marketing, live chat and customer engagement tools. As part of this, Zendesk hosts and provides historic trail for a wealth of customer data – some of which is highly confidential, such as credit card information or addresses.  […]