New MacOS Catalina announced in June 2019 had captured interests of many users with the promise to take them further. What are the benefits when it comes to data security and privacy?
Mobile smartphone usage is now reaching saturation point in the developed world. Increasingly mobile phones are becoming (or have become) indispensable business tools as well as powerful communication devices. However, with great power comes great responsibility – something that seems to have escaped U.S. President Donald Trump who is still using a legacy Android device. In this article we examine just why mobile devices present massive challenges when it comes to data security – and why business users need to be vigilant.
An organization’s information security traditionally fell to specific job titles. In some cases, this may be a simple IT administrator for many smaller organizations, while larger organizations may have a full dedicated team. Today’s new security structure leverages all levels of an organization.
In the competitive world of mobile app development, companies need to take mobile app security as an important factor to protect consumer data and privacy.
Of all the legislation currently on the horizon, the Honest Ads Act seems to have the best chance of passage. The legislation is easy to understand and has bilateral support as well as the tacit support of Facebook, which is under pressure to show that it is changing and has the best interests of users at heart.
Having hundreds or more enterprise data sources to monitor a company’s security is overwhelming and unmanageable for SecOps, what they really need is a “small data” movement.
There’s an on-going battle between competing priorities being waged every day in enterprises globally, and it’s been going on for decades. Cyber security teams are concerned with unpatched vulnerabilities and the breaches they risk, while IT professionals are driven by operational availability, the lack of which jeopardizes the business’ ability to operate.
So what does a GDPR data protection officer need to know to step into this role and be effective? The job will need some significant experience in both IT and risk management at minimum and also other ancillary skills that are important to success in the role.
In a high-stakes chess match, the grandmaster doesn’t win by brute force; they win by observing, anticipating, and exploiting small weaknesses in their opponent’s position. Every move is part of a strategy. This is exactly how cybercriminals operate today.
Data security has increasingly become a key aspect of cybersecurity because of the large amounts of data being generated, stored and shared by both individuals and organizations. The shift from cybersecurity to data security indicates a more holistic approach to protecting sensitive data in organizations.
