Data Security and Windows: Dealing with the Challenges and the Myths
Since it was launched in 1985, Microsoft Windows has been the dominant operating system for endpoints the world over. And while its popularity has waned in recent years, as macOS pushed into the enterprise and Linux released…
5 Mistakes Companies Make When Securing Their Endpoints
With the rising tide of data protection regulations and the continuous onslaught of malicious attacks that have swept the globe, data protection has become a mandatory part of every company’s security strategy. But as organizations…
LGPD vs. GDPR: The Biggest Differences
Brazil passed its comprehensive general data protection law, the Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados (LGPD) on 14 August 2018. Tailored on its European cousin, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the new legislation…
5 Reasons Healthcare Institutions Need Data Loss Prevention
Health information has always been considered extremely sensitive and with the rise of digital healthcare records, the need for its protection has become increasingly urgent. Due to the high volume of data they collect …
Linux and Data Security: The Myths, Challenges and Solutions
Linux has come a long way since its humble beginnings as Finnish student Linus Torvalds’ pet project. With over 25 million lines of code to its name in 2018 and its rise as the OS of choice for servers, public cloud and supercomputers,…
The US States Taking the CCPA Road
Data protection legislation has become a global trend. Following the adoption of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), countries across the world from Australia and Japan to Brazil and Canada have adopted…
The Hassle-Free Guide to Endpoint Protector Deployment
A persistent myth haunts all Data Loss Prevention (DLP) solutions: the belief that its deployment will be a slow and cumbersome process that will stretch across months, likely to affect both a network’s speed and employees’…
What We Know so Far about China’s Data Security Administrative Measures
China has joined countries around the world in pushing for stricter data protection legislation in the wake of the implementation of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The Cyberspace Administration of…
India’s Personal Data Protection Bill: What We Know so Far
On 27 July 2018, the Srikrishna Committee published a draft bill for a new, comprehensive data protection law, the Personal Data Protection Bill 2018 (PDPB) in response to a mandate the Indian government received from the…
All You Need to Know about Spain’s New Trade Secrets Act
Earlier this year, the Spanish Senate approved a new Trade Secrets Act (TSA) which came into force on 13 March 2019. The act was a delayed transposition into Spanish law of the EU Directive 2016/943 on Trade Secrets which aims…