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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

  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 […]

A discussion moderated by Yasir Ali (founder, Polymer) I recently moderated a panel for a TechGC webinar with 150+ leading general counsels in attendance. There was a lot of ground we covered on the topic of data governance and challenges in implementing it.  Following are some key takeaways relevant to any organization that is looking […]

For an industry as highly regulated as financial services, these stats may surprise you:  Why isn’t data protection working for financial services? So, what gives? It’s not that financial institutions aren’t investing in cyber security. According to a survey of 571 community banks in 37 states conducted by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors, more […]

Despite data breaches hitting the headlines most days, many security professionals struggle to sign off on the budgets they need to protect their organizations.  CISOs and CIOs can sometimes feel like they are speaking another language in the boardroom. Their executives are results-driven, focused on quarterly revenues and fiscal results. To them, security might come […]