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Security Briefing Wrap-Up: Protecting Your Law Firms’ Reputation with Data Loss Prevention

Law firms have unique data security challenges, and keeping sensitive information protected is increasingly difficult. With the exponential growth of data that companies have to handle, the risks have also risen. Security…

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…

Our next major release is here. Discover Endpoint Protector 5.4.0.0

September 20, 2021September 23, 2021 Data Loss Prevention

We’re excited to announce that the latest version of Endpoint Protector has been designed to meet the growing demands of large enterprises – making it even easier to manage users and your DLP policies. We know that today’s…

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 to Reach LGPD Compliance With a DLP Solution

August 31, 2021April 21, 2022 Compliance Data Loss Prevention

Brazil’s Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados (LGPD) demands companies to comply with strict requirements related to the collection and processing of consumers’ personal data. We’ve reviewed the LGPD and compiled the most important…

How can you Test and Validate Your DLP Policies?

August 26, 2021October 27, 2023 Data Loss Prevention Tech Insights

We’ve released a new useful tool that will help you test if your Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies are working correctly. Use DLP Policy Testing to validate and check the effectiveness of the DLP solution you have in place…

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…

Security Briefing Wrap-Up: Securing Your Business for a New Hybrid Workforce

July 2, 2021September 2, 2022 Data Loss Prevention Events Security Briefings

In hybrid workspaces, the way employees are working has changed the security risk landscape for organizations. As COVID-19 restrictions ease, many global companies, including KPMG, Salesforce, and Spotify, are announcing…

Protecting Data and Preventing Breaches More Efficiently

June 25, 2021June 25, 2021 Data Loss Prevention

Businesses worldwide want to take full advantage of the performance benefits of mobility, portability, and communications solutions, without compromising security. So they seek out solutions that prevent data loss…

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 …

Read the Top Security Recommendations for Hybrid Workplaces

June 14, 2021April 21, 2022 Data Loss Prevention Events

Hybrid work environments that support a mix of at-home and in-office arrangements are emerging as COVID-19 restrictions are gradually lifted. Besides factors such as productivity and collaboration, security is a critical…

macOS Monterey: 5 Things to Know about Security and Privacy

June 11, 2021October 12, 2021 Macs in the enterprise Tech Insights

They might not always make front-page news, but security and privacy updates always feature in Apple’s operating system updates, and macOS Monterey is no exception. At the all-online Worldwide Developer Conference 2021…

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.…

What is Insider Data Exfiltration?

May 18, 2021June 27, 2022 Data Loss Prevention

Data exfiltration refers to the unauthorized copying, transfer, or retrieval of data from a company computer or server. It can be performed by a variety of actors: by outsiders through malware or phishing attacks that can…

5 Steps to Secure Data on Macs in the Enterprise

May 13, 2021December 18, 2023 Data Loss Prevention Macs in the enterprise

Over the last twenty years, Macs have cemented their place in the enterprise, first as a specialized tool for professionals in the creative fields, then as a device of choice in the office. The introduction of choose-your-own-device…