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The Importance of Data Security in the Electronics Industry

December 10, 2021April 26, 2022 Data Loss Prevention Electrical and Electronics Manufacturing

With a large number of employees, often selling products directly to customers, but also part of global supply chains for bigger organizations, electronics companies collect and process sensitive data on a massive scale.…

Automotive Companies and Data Security

December 2, 2021May 10, 2022 Automotive Data Loss Prevention

In recent years, connected cars, electric vehicles and automation have been three major driving forces of innovation in the automotive industry. Built on the digitization of in-car systems, these leaps forward by introducing…

How Can Telecom Companies Reduce Data Security Risks

November 23, 2021December 1, 2023 Data Security

The telecommunications industry is one of the biggest collectors of sensitive information in the world. With millions of customers sharing personally identifiable information (PII) and financial data with them,…

5 Data Security Tips for Accounting Firms

November 16, 2021December 1, 2023 Data Security

Accounting firms routinely collect sensitive information from both clients and employees. This data often includes personally identifiable information (PII) such as social security numbers, national ID numbers,…

5 Tips for Choosing the Best DLP solution for Macs

November 12, 2021May 12, 2022 Macs in the enterprise

Macs are gradually gaining popularity in the enterprise world and deploying a data loss prevention solution on these devices is becoming a pressing question. macOS devices are becoming an ever more prominent presence in…

Top Security Threats for Consulting Firms and How to Tackle Them

November 9, 2021January 10, 2022 Consulting Firms Data Loss Prevention

Due to the nature of their work, consulting firms have access to, receive and store highly confidential sensitive information relating to their clients. As such, they have become an increasingly attractive target for cybercriminals.…

TPM: The New Windows 11 Requirement Everybody is Talking About

November 3, 2021November 3, 2021 Data Loss Prevention

Microsoft unveiled Windows 11 this summer and, when system requirements for the update were later released, one, in particular, drew considerable attention: the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) version 2.0. TPM 2.0 is required…

Top 5 Data Security Tools for Macs

October 28, 2021December 1, 2023 Data Security

The adoption rate of Mac computers in the enterprise has steadily increased over the last decade as companies began introducing choose-your-own-device (CYOD) and bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies. According…

How DLP Helps with Germany’s Hospital Future Act

October 19, 2021May 11, 2022 Compliance Data Loss Prevention Healthcare

On 18 September 2020, the German Federal Government (Bundestag) passed the Hospital Future Act (Krankenhauszukunftsgesetz or KHZG) to support the digitalization of the national healthcare system. The law makes EUR 3…

All You Need to Know about FISMA Compliance

October 12, 2021October 12, 2021 Compliance Data Loss Prevention

The Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) is a United States federal law passed in December 2002 as part of the E-Government Act. FISMA requires each federal agency to develop, document, and implement an agency-wide…

Germany’s Patient Data Protection Act: All You Need to Know

September 22, 2021June 10, 2022 Compliance

On 3 July 2020, Germany’s Federal Parliament, the Bundestag, passed the Patient Data Protection Act or Patientendaten-Schutz-Gesetz (PDSG). It entered into force less than four months later, on 20 October 2020. The PDSG…

How DLP Helps Law Firms Protect Their Data

September 17, 2021September 2, 2022 Data Loss Prevention Law firms

Due to the nature of their work, law firms collect vast amounts of highly sensitive data. Not only personal information relating to their clients but also confidential corporate information, trade secrets, intellectual…

TISAX Assessments: How DLP helps

September 7, 2021January 12, 2022 Compliance Data Loss Prevention

In 2017, German automotive group Verband der Automobilindustrie (VDA) set up the Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange (TISAX), a mechanism through which organizations can submit to audits in compliance…

How DLP Helps Educational Institutions Protect Their Data

August 11, 2021August 20, 2021 Data Loss Prevention

With a high turnover rate of students and employees, housing important research and vast amounts of sensitive data collected on a daily basis, educational institutions are an attractive target for cyber criminals. According…

Why Macs Have a Lower TCO Than PCs

August 6, 2021June 10, 2022 Data Loss Prevention Macs in the enterprise

In the last decade, Macs have cemented their place as one of the world’s top computers, accounting for 16.74% of worldwide desktop users. Their adoption rate in the enterprise steadily increased as companies began introducing…

How to Control USBs and Removable Devices with Endpoint Protector

August 3, 2021November 8, 2023 Device Control

Removable devices have become commonplace tools in today’s work environment. They include everything from optical disks and memory cards to smartphones, USB flash drives, and external hard drives. An advantage of removable…

All You Need to Know About Virginia’s CDPA

July 21, 2021 Compliance

On 2 March 2021, Virginia became the second US state to enact comprehensive privacy legislation. The Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA) draws heavily from existing laws such as the California Consumer Privacy…

The First Steps Towards Zero Trust Security

July 12, 2021July 12, 2021 Data Loss Prevention

In recent years, companies have begun storing data in multiple locations, from traditional networks to cloud vendors, and, with the rise of work from home, in virtual infrastructures like Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS)…

Why Device Control is Not Enough in 2021

July 5, 2021November 8, 2023 Device Control

Removable devices have long been a threat to data security. From employees copying sensitive data onto unsecure devices to malicious outsiders attacking a corporate network through infected USBs, the risks they pose are…

How DLP Can Help Health Insurance Providers Protect Their Data

June 24, 2021May 3, 2022 Data Loss Prevention Healthcare Insurance

From personal data and health records to bank account information, health insurance providers collect a vast amount of highly sensitive information about their customers. As a consequence, they have become an attractive…

How to Protect Your Data at Rest

June 18, 2021June 23, 2021 Data Loss Prevention

In recent years, the protection of sensitive information has become mandatory for most companies, regardless of where they are located in the world. A new wave of data protection legislation, spearheaded by the EU’s …

How Companies Protect Customer Information

June 9, 2021October 11, 2023 Data Loss Prevention

Any company, regardless of its size, collects customer information as part of its business operations. Whether they accept orders or provide a service, organizations process sensitive customer data on a regular basis…

The Importance of Client Agents in the Era of Agent Fatigue

June 4, 2021 Data Loss Prevention Other security topics

As the number of cybersecurity incidents increased and the protection of sensitive data became heavily legislated, companies turned to security tools to counter cyberattacks and data leaks. However, as diverse threats…

Protecting Data at Rest vs Data in Motion

May 28, 2021June 10, 2022 Data Loss Prevention

Protecting sensitive data such as personally identifiable information (PII), intellectual property, or healthcare data, has become a requirement for most businesses collecting and processing these types of data.…