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Data Security Resolutions for the New Year

January 4, 2018December 1, 2023 Data Security

The beginning of the New Year is a time when many companies consider the most pressing issues they have to solve in the upcoming year. With 2017 turning out to be one of the most taxing years for data security in memory, 2018 will…

GDPR Compliance Checklist

December 18, 2017October 7, 2022 Compliance

With 2017 coming to an end, the clock is ticking closer to the implementation of the EU’s new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on May 25^th 2018. While interest in issues of compliance surrounding the dreaded new legislation…

Keeping Your Data Secure During the Holiday Season

December 7, 2017December 7, 2017 Data Loss Prevention

With the holiday season around the corner, many employees are taking extended holidays, some choosing to work remotely to enjoy longer stays with their families. This adds an extra layer of peril to data security as work laptops…

Cybersecurity Trends to Look Out for in 2018

November 29, 2017December 9, 2020 Other security topics

2017 has been a year of turmoil for information security with major breaches making headlines on a daily basis and cyberattacks being successfully deployed on an unprecedented scale. Ransomware went mainstream, corporations…

How to Unlock the Full Potential of your DLP Solution

November 23, 2017December 11, 2020 Data Loss Prevention

Nowadays, it seems not a day goes by without another high-profile data breach being announced. From Equifax and Uber to Forever 21, no company, no matter how big, seems safe from sensitive information leaks. The consequences…

The EU aligns its new ePrivacy Regulation to the GDPR

November 16, 2017December 14, 2020 Compliance

In January 2017, a new ePrivacy Regulation meant to repeal Directive 2002/58/EC was proposed by the European Commission and published on its website. Concerning the respect for private life and the protection of personal…

The UK’s bid for GDPR Compliance

November 9, 2017December 15, 2020 Compliance

As we draw nearer to the end of the year and we enter the last stretch to the GDPR compliance deadline, the UK has recently announced its own bill on data protection has entered Parliament for assessment. With two data protection…

Encryption Remedies for Forgotten USB Drives

November 2, 2017December 10, 2020 Encryption

How many of us have not at one time or another misplaced a USB drive? Or maybe forgotten it plugged into a computer after a presentation? It is after all just a small device and in the continued rush of our everyday lives, it is easy…

Zero-Day Support for macOS High Sierra with Endpoint Protector

October 30, 2017December 10, 2020 Macs in the enterprise

Apple officially launched macOS 10.13 dubbed High Sierra for public use on 25 September 2017. First announced at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference(WWDC) 2017 keynote event in San Jose in June, the new version of…

GDPR Requirements: The Essential Five

October 17, 2017December 10, 2020 Compliance

With the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) coming into effect on 25 May 2018, the clock is ticking for companies to implement its requirements and to ensure compliance is reached before the looming deadline.…

Why the future of security is data-centric

October 3, 2017December 16, 2020 Data Loss Prevention

Nowadays, you will be hard-pressed to find a company that does not understand the importance of digital security. With departments ranging from distribution and logistics to marketing, engineering and design all relying…

Top 5 Data Security Tools for Macs

September 21, 2017December 15, 2020 Macs in the enterprise

With the rise of BYOD and Mac-friendly business environments, the use of Macs in the work place is growing. As a Unix-based operating system, macOS is generally considered to be a more secure alternative to Windows that, as…

The Endpoint Protector team hits the road this October!

September 15, 2017December 14, 2020 Events

October has become one the busiest months for the Endpoint Protector team, as they pack up and head to some of the world’s biggest information technology events. This year, they will be heading for the first time to the Jamf…

NIST 800-171 compliance and Data Loss Prevention

September 7, 2017April 21, 2022 Compliance

The NIST Special Publication 800-171, Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Information Systems and Organizations, published June 2015 (updated January 2016), focuses on information shared…

Fighting Shadow IT with DLP

August 24, 2017December 10, 2020 Data Loss Prevention

In its 2016 top 10 security predictions, Gartner warned that by 2020 shadow IT is likely to account for a third of successful attacks experienced by enterprises. A relatively new concept that has arisen in recent years as a…

Why Having Linux Will Not Save You from Data Loss

August 17, 2017August 24, 2017 Data Loss Prevention

Linux has long been considered a safe operating system that, with its opensource, community built kernel, is less likely to be a mark for cybercriminals because attacking it can be a far more daunting task than going after…

The Dangers of Legislating Encryption

August 7, 2017December 14, 2020 Encryption

The Australian government is the latest to reveal it’s working on new laws that will require companies to be able to unscramble encrypted communications. Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull came under fire for telling…

Why Macs Have Lower TCO Than PCs

July 26, 2017January 18, 2019 Macs in the enterprise

Apple products might look more expensive at a first sight than Windows PCs, but the balance clearly changes if we take all software and support costs into consideration. The number of Mac computers has visibly grown among…

The Road to Data Loss is Paved with Malicious Intentions

July 20, 2017May 16, 2022 Data Loss Prevention

Employees are often cited as one of the top reasons data loss occurs. Whether negligent or malicious, insiders, with high levels of physical and digital access to sensitive information, have the power to inflict the most…

Top 5 User Mistakes That Lead to Data Loss in the Cloud

July 13, 2017July 13, 2017 Data Loss Prevention

Cloud services have become a crucial and integrated part of modern IT systems and their security has been continually debated since their emergence. Big cloud service providers such as Amazon and Salesforce have argued…

RSA Conference Asia Pacific & Japan – Exquisite Location, Inspiring Event

July 10, 2017 Events

Standing as testimony to innovation, strength, and uniqueness, the Marina Bay Sands is accommodating once again the RSA Conference Asia Pacific & Japan between 26 and 28^th July. The event is bringing together information…

Data Loss Prevention and GDPR Compliance

June 28, 2017July 14, 2017 Compliance

The countdown has started to the implementation of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on 25 May 2018. With less than a year to go until the new regulations come into force, companies are scrambling to get their…

An Overview of The NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulation

June 27, 2017June 24, 2021 Banking & Financial Institutions Compliance

What is NYFDS? Last year, New York became the 1st state that proposed cyber security regulations for the financial organisations. This year, on March 1st, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) Cybersecurity…

High Sierra Brings New Security Features for Enterprises to macOS

June 21, 2017June 21, 2017 Macs in the enterprise

Apple announced the upcoming release of its macOS 10.13, dubbed High Sierra, at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference(WWDC) 2017 keynote event in San Jose earlier this month. It brings many under the hood changes along…