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Insights and opinions on data protection, privacy and cybersecurity contributed by thought leaders from around the world.

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Cyber Security Insights

Ransomware Attack of 2018 Isn’t Coming – It Has Arrived

April 2, 2018

The ransomware threat landscape continues to evolve and the spreading mechanism has changed, shifting from simple phishing attacks, spam and drive-by-downloads to more sophisticated techniques. These advanced techniques in ransomware has proven successful in massive global attacks for 2017. What's coming in 2018?

Data Protection Insights

GDPR a Year On: Are Small Businesses Meeting Its Requirements?

June 27, 2019

Recent Hiscox study reveals 9 out of 10 SME owners do not know the new rights GDPR is giving consumers, are these small businesses taking appropriate actions to be compliant?

Cyber Security Insights

The Risk of Inaction (and the ROI of Change)

September 8, 2025

Upgrading to the “latest and greatest” technology isn’t always feasible for businesses, given the cost and disruption involved in constantly changing processes and switching solutions. So how can today’s organizations better understand when it makes sense to upgrade—and when it doesn’t?

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Cyber Security Insights

Overcoming the Challenges of Securing Unstructured Data

July 5, 2023

Securing an organization’s unstructured data can be a significant challenge. Unstructured data is more difficult for an organization to monitor and track and is commonly in formats designed to move freely in and out of the organization.

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Cyber Security Insights

Fraud in Focus: Addressing APAC’s Cybersecurity Challenges for Financial Institutions

November 13, 2024

Banks' current measures against cyber fraud are falling short – and the numbers don’t lie. With a hyperactive threat landscape, what steps should financial institutions take to maximize cybersecurity?

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Cyber Security Insights

Using Access Management for Your Active Directory Users

October 13, 2020

Securing Active Directory credentials is absolutely crucial to protect against network breaches. Access management can help put a protective layer at the forefront of your network.

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Cyber Security Insights

Hackers Are Targeting Remote Workers; Identity Security and Credential Management Are Essential to Keeping Your Company Safe

September 9, 2020

As the technology that supports the modern workplace expands, so do the needs for identity management and credential assurance. Rigorous identity security standards shouldn’t have to overwhelm your IT team or budget.

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We Checked Elon Musk’s Claims About Twitter Bots; Here’s What We Found

December 7, 2022

From a sample base of over 17 million referrals from Twitter collected over the past three quarters from American websites, an average of 8.55% of all traffic originating from Twitter was invalid. Organic traffic showed an invalid rate of 10.43%, nearly twice that of paid which averaged 5.13% invalid, just barely missing Twitter’s own mDAU reporting of 5%.

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Cyber Security Insights

Defense Cybersecurity: How Changing Classified Document Status Can Unknowingly Affect Risk Levels

December 10, 2021

Defense agencies must take a proactive approach to file security, and one of the most effective ways to do this is by utilizing Content Disarm and Reconstruction (CDR) technology that instantly cleans and rebuilds files to match its known good manufacturer’s spec – automatically removing potential threats.

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Cyber Security Insights

What Do Identity Security and an Edible Rock Have in Common? Quite a Bit, It Turns Out

November 18, 2024

Identity security needs to be like salt. A good identity management solution is always there, always working, and always streamlining access without sacrificing security.

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Insights

Ransomware Attack of 2018 Isn’t Coming – It Has Arrived

The Risk of Inaction (and the ROI of Change)

Overcoming the Challenges of Securing Unstructured Data

Fraud in Focus: Addressing APAC’s Cybersecurity Challenges for Financial Institutions

Using Access Management for Your Active Directory Users

Hackers Are Targeting Remote Workers; Identity Security and Credential Management Are Essential to Keeping Your Company Safe

We Checked Elon Musk’s Claims About Twitter Bots; Here’s What We Found

Defense Cybersecurity: How Changing Classified Document Status Can Unknowingly Affect Risk Levels

What Do Identity Security and an Edible Rock Have in Common? Quite a Bit, It Turns Out

Data Breach Hits Lab Giant Quest Diagnostics, Exposing Personal Information and Patient Records

U.S. Banks are Blocking AI Agents from Accessing Customer Accounts Amid Safety Concerns

OpenAI: AI Agents Turned Off Safety Monitoring Guardrails, Even Lied About It

SafePay Ransomware Breached Over 600 Critical Infrastructure Organizations, CISA Warns