Tag: data security

February 6, 2023

The World Economic Forum has released its Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2023 report, and it highlights how things have changed when it comes to data security and cybersecurity in general. It cites the inevitability of more cyber laws and regulations in […]

February 2, 2023

Database management best practices promote the efficient use of data throughout the organization. These practices support the collection and storage of quality data, as well as provide easy access to the data by the appropriate people. With today’s data growing […]

January 27, 2023

Data Privacy Day is celebrated on January 28th each year in the United States, Canada, and 49 other countries in an international effort to raise awareness around data privacy. It is meant to commemorate the 1981 signing of Convention 108, […]

January 23, 2023

All enterprise data ends up on storage systems, but if an enterprise storage solution does not have the cyber storage resilience to combat a cyberattack, the C-suite and the IT team are leaving the organization severely exposed. This realization is […]

January 4, 2023

The rising popularity of cloud data architecture signals a central theme: Global businesses in the coming years will migrate their data center operations fully to the cloud, as it offers some inherent advantages over on-premise set-ups. Business survival in the […]

January 3, 2023

Cryptography and privacy go hand in hand: Leveraging cryptography to encrypt data for the purposes of preserving privacy isn’t a new concept. In fact, data encryption itself is quite easy. The far greater challenge is data decryption – or, put […]

December 28, 2022

Security Operations (SecOps) refers to a joint effort between operations and IT security teams to maintain a company’s safety and minimize potential threats. An increasing gap typically opens between information security and IT operations teams as the former grows in […]

December 19, 2022

Data security is an issue that faces every organization that uses or stores sensitive data. Even a minor data breach can expose a business to crippling financial penalties from regulators, civil action by aggrieved data owners, and irreversible corporate reputation […]

December 7, 2022

Cybersecurity and threat detection continues to be top of mind moving into 2023. Data breaches and the capture of sensitive information remain concerns for organizations large and small. Just in 2022, the average cost of data breaches reached $4.35 million […]

December 6, 2022

According to an annual cybersecurity report by Cisco, cyber-attacks are more advanced than ever before. Phishing, ransomware, social engineering, and trojans are the most active threats. Globally, the average total cost of a data breach is around $4.35 million, which […]

October 7, 2022

Much has been said about the mass migration towards cloud-based computing, known by most simply as “the cloud.” Organizations worldwide have shifted to the cloud for better security, scalability, and efficiency. However, much less is known about edge computing, another […]

October 5, 2022

As we continue to do business in a digitally connected world, more data-driven organizations are prioritizing data stewardship to improve data quality and management. Data stewards maintain and protect data assets that need special care, not just for cybersecurity but […]

October 4, 2022

The rise of data lakes and adjacent patterns such as the data lakehouse has given data teams increased agility and the ability to leverage major amounts of data. However, this ability comes with potential consequences. Constantly evolving data privacy legislation […]

September 30, 2022

The cloud was the driving force behind much of the digital transformation sparked by COVID-19. Public cloud applications and services allowed enterprises to support employees as they shifted to a fully remote workforce, and now many major components of day-to-day […]

September 22, 2022

A data security analyst, also known as an information security analyst, is responsible for monitoring and analyzing network activity to identify potential threats or risks. Data security analysts primarily analyze data, conduct research, and use complex analytical tools to address […]

September 19, 2022

DevSecOps (short for Development, Security, and IT Operations) extends the principles of DevOps to include secure development practices. DevOps is a development method designed to create, test, and release software quickly, with high quality, and with the ability to rapidly […]

September 14, 2022

The world is going multi-cloud. Enterprises are leveraging the benefits of multi-cloud services to improve operational efficiency, reduce costs, and drive faster innovation. What does this mean for data privacy? With data residing in multiple locations, it’s more important than […]

September 7, 2022

During the pandemic, many businesses were forced to support remote work to stay afloat. While this shift was initially a temporary solution, the resulting increase in productivity and an overwhelmingly positive employee response has since led high-profile companies such as […]

September 7, 2022

A Data Governance framework can be described as a collection of processes, rules, and responsibilities used to structure an organization’s Data Governance program. A solid framework will cover data standards, data privacy, business strategies, and the responsibilities of key individuals. […]

August 31, 2022

Data Management is the practice of gathering, organizing, securing, and storing data for an organization so it can be analyzed for business decisions. Data Management helps minimize potential errors by setting processes and policies around its usage and building confidence […]