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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

As Apple Drives Consumers Towards a Passwordless Future, Are Enterprises Ready for the Next Generation of Authentication?

December 12, 2022

Apple, Google and Microsoft have been working closely with the FIDO Alliance to introduce passkeys, which are a much more secure and effective successor to password-based security. This commitment is likely to drive a rapid change in consumer behavior and expectations. But will other enterprises be ready to respond?

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Data Protection Insights

Respect for Consumers Is the Answer To Varying Data Privacy Laws

December 9, 2022

The combination of brands being held accountable for violating consumer privacy laws, the roster of new – and varying – US privacy laws set to take place in 2023, and consumers themselves increasingly opting out of sharing their personal data is amounting to something of a rising tide in terms of consumer privacy.

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Cyber Security Insights

Five Ways To Get the Chief Information Security Officer Role Right

December 8, 2022

Cyber leadership is currently based on individual best effort, with no agreement on what ‘good’ looks like, with Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) typically blinkered on the implementation of controls rather than understanding the risks to the business and driving cultural change accordingly.

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Cyber Security Insights

How Zero Trust Secures Business-Critical SaaS Application Data

December 8, 2022

The time is now for business leaders to implement zero-trust protocols to address cloud misconfigurations beyond the identity layer and into the SaaS app ecosystem, as doing so has become critical for organizations to be able to maintain a good security posture. Zero Trust Data Access (ZTDA) does just that.

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Data Protection Insights

Privacy Shield Redux: Looking Ahead to a New EU-U.S. Data Transfer Framework

December 7, 2022

The Biden Administration and the European Commission have taken steps toward establishing a new mechanism in support of cross-border data flows from the EU to the U.S., known as the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework. Here are the next steps for organizations seeking to transfer EU personal data to the U.S.

Cyber Security Insights

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

A Decade of Discussion and We’re Still Not Thinking Laterally

December 6, 2022

Lateral movement has been a common factor in breaches, using identity as a universal attack vector to traverse environments unchecked. Organizations must have full visibility of the threat posed by identity and proactively wrap MFA round exposed assets.

Judge hammer against background of US flag showing ADPPA data privacy bill and data minimization

Data Protection Insights

The ADPPA Butterfly Effect: Limited Bill, Broad Consequences

December 6, 2022

The ADPPA is the first nationwide US privacy bill that stands a chance of being legislated and changing the face of the entire US privacy landscape. There is a general consensus that the proposed data minimization guidelines could significantly reshape the processes and procedures businesses will utilize to collect consumer data.

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Cyber Security Insights

The Rocky Road to Digital Transformation

December 5, 2022

One of the biggest obstacles enterprises face during their digital transformation journey is operating in a hybrid model that maintains legacy systems while migrating to the cloud. A main issue with hybrid environments is identity management.

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Cyber Security Insights

Data Owners vs. Data Stewards vs. Data Custodians — The 3 Types of Data Masters and Why You Should Employ Them

December 2, 2022

Organizations now have massive volumes of data about their customers, clients, suppliers, patients, workers, and other stakeholders. Data governance will guarantee that your data is trustworthy, well-documented, easy to discover and access, safe, compliant, and confidential.

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As Apple Drives Consumers Towards a Passwordless Future, Are Enterprises Ready for the Next Generation of Authentication?

Respect for Consumers Is the Answer To Varying Data Privacy Laws

Five Ways To Get the Chief Information Security Officer Role Right

How Zero Trust Secures Business-Critical SaaS Application Data

Privacy Shield Redux: Looking Ahead to a New EU-U.S. Data Transfer Framework

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

A Decade of Discussion and We’re Still Not Thinking Laterally

The ADPPA Butterfly Effect: Limited Bill, Broad Consequences

The Rocky Road to Digital Transformation

Data Owners vs. Data Stewards vs. Data Custodians — The 3 Types of Data Masters and Why You Should Employ Them

Ransomware Attack at Coca-Cola’s Fairlife Dairy Company Halts U.S. Operations

Data Breach at Largest Indian Nuclear Power Plant Leaks Sensitive Files

Cyber Attack on Major Japanese Refrigerated Logistics Provider Disrupts KFC and Other Food Chains

Why Purple Teaming Is Becoming the Operating Model for Cyber Defense