The technology industry is still technically in its infancy. Every year, it seems that innovation hurls forwards in leaps and bounds. At the same time, the cyber security risks that organizations face are constantly evolving too. Because everything is, well, so new, there’s a lack of standards and rules out there for mitigating cyber risk – […]

How is HIPAA being upgraded for remote work?
It’s been a long time since there’s been any update to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). But, this year, things are going to change with new additions to the HIPAA privacy rule expected to be announced in the coming months. Read on to discover how HIPAA will evolve this year and what […]

How to secure identity and access management
Verizon’s Data Breach Investigations Report found that stolen credentials were the top causes of data breaches for the fourth year in a row. In our hyper-connected, primarily remote, SaaS-dominated working world, email addresses and passwords are the lock and keys of employee productivity. Unfortunately, though, if hackers get their hands on these details, they could steal a […]

How does business email compromise (BEC) occur?
These days, everyone’s heard of ransomware. It’s touted as the most threatening form of cybercrime out there. But, actually, it’s not. The FBI’s annual cybercrime report found that Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks account for losses that are a massive 64 times worse than ransomware. While ransomware contributed $29 million in losses, BEC caused over […]

5 ways cloud DLP helps secure PHI
The healthcare sector has a problem. It’s trying to innovate, embrace new ways of working and adopt the cloud. To an extent, it’s doing this successfully but, then, when we look at data breach figures we see that, for many companies, this innovation is coming at a cost. For the last ten years, the healthcare […]

Data security challenges posed by Slack & Teams for financial services
As the financial services (FS) sector embraces new ways of working and digital transformation, communication tools like Slack and Teams are helping employees to find new efficiencies and better collaborate with partners, customers and clients. Platforms like Slack and Teams are highly versatile–and they are constantly adding new functionality that makes them more appealing to […]

How to secure data in your SaaS-based collaboration tools
Introduction *News flash*. Your cloud applications are a massive data security risk. We’re not saying don’t use cloud apps, but we are saying: invest in securing them properly. Otherwise, you risk the fallout of a data breach and hefty compliance fine. Here’s everything you need to know about SaaS apps and data security. What’s a […]

What CASB is right for my business?
If you’re reading this, then chances are you’re in the market for a cloud access security broker (CASB). It’s a good decision; more than 80% of enterprise workloads are now in the cloud, and employee reliance for cloud applications–like Slack, Teams and Office 365–continues to soar with the rise of hybrid work. Like all technology solutions, CASBs […]

Why is email still the biggest source of sensitive data leaks?
Buckle up… It’s time for some hard truths about your company’s security. You might think that you’re doing every right. You train your employees, use anti-virus and anti-malware technologies, and have an email filter solution in place. Unfortunately, that isn’t enough to protect yourself from today’s breaches–and it’s definitely not enough to meet compliance standards […]

What is the difference between a data breach & data leak?
In the world of cybersecurity threats, you’ve probably heard the terms’ data leak’ and ‘data breach’ used interchangeably. While these incidents have some things in common, they are two very different terms. To effectively protect your data, you need to know the risks it faces; this means having a thorough understanding of data leaks and data breaches. […]

Top 3 Slack data security risks
In a little over a decade, the collaboration tool Slack has catapulted into popularity, becoming one of the most widely used SaaS collaboration tools globally. Nowadays, 43% of Fortune 100 businesses use Slack, and it is beloved by startups and small-to-medium sized businesses around the US. But, while Slack may be great for collaboration […]