Endpoint Protector Blog

CPRA: Overviewing Its Changes and Getting Ready for Compliance

October 12, 2022 Compliance Data Loss Prevention

Data protection laws always come with the potential for amendments to change those laws in light of both prevailing cybersecurity risks and the perception of consumer privacy rights not being fully protected. In California,…

Slack security concerns and how DLP helps overcome them

October 5, 2022 Data Loss Prevention

In recent years, Slack became a de facto standard platform for business communications within business teams. Originally, it was a cloud service designed primarily for developers and IT personnel. However, now it is often…

EU vs US: What Are the Differences Between Their Data Privacy Laws?

September 27, 2022September 27, 2022 Compliance Data Loss Prevention

The introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) back in May 2018 set a high bar in privacy protection for individuals within EU member states. The data privacy landscape in the U.S. has changed considerably…

Endpoint Protector by CoSoSys Ranked #1 for DLP Configuration

September 22, 2022September 23, 2022 Data Loss Prevention

We’re delighted to announce that Endpoint Protector has been rated #1 for Data Loss Prevention Configuration in the G2’s Fall 2022 Reports, earning a total of over five badges across various categories. Leader Momentum…

The Importance of Data Loss Prevention for Macs

September 19, 2022September 20, 2022 Macs in the enterprise

In the last ten years, Macs have gradually made their way into the workplace. Their number has increased through Apple’s own efforts to improve their products for use in the enterprise such as their transition to M1 chips and…

Is there a disconnect between business leaders and security teams?

September 14, 2022September 14, 2022 Data Loss Prevention

Just a decade or two ago, cybersecurity used to be a concern only for the most prominent market players. Today, in the age of digital transformation, everyone is on their toes, even the smallest businesses. Handling cybersecurity…

CCPA Retrospective: Has It Worked?

September 7, 2022September 7, 2022 Compliance

After its effective date of January 1st, 2020, it’s now been well over two years since the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) started enhancing privacy rights for California residents. The act governs how businesses…

Pharma Companies: How to Protect Your Intellectual Property?

August 31, 2022August 31, 2022 Data Loss Prevention Healthcare

Intellectual property (IP) is one of the crown jewel asset classes belonging to pharmaceutical companies. Threat actors prize pharma IP because of its high perceived value, and they are willing to deploy a diverse range…

5 Recommendations for User Data Protection and Data Privacy

August 25, 2022August 25, 2022 Data Loss Prevention Tech Insights

Data is the new gold. The value of sensitive information and personal data may not seem that great but its leakage is one of the most costly disasters for all types of organizations – businesses, governments, and other institutions.…

Video Depositions: Data Security and Attorney-Client Privilege Concerns

August 18, 2022August 23, 2022 Data Loss Prevention Law firms

Video depositions are not new. Attorneys have been using them for years to conduct discovery for court cases. They have proven useful when witnesses are unable to appear in court or to pinpoint inconsistencies in testimonies.…

Automotive cyber security standards: ISO/SAE 21434 and more

August 12, 2022September 7, 2022 Automotive Data Loss Prevention

The automotive industry is one of the victims of the extremely rapid onset of the digital age. For a few decades, the car computer was just a fancy name for a very simple electronic control unit (ECU) monitoring the engine. The…

How DLP can help you with ISO 27001 compliance

August 5, 2022July 19, 2023 Compliance Data Loss Prevention

The days when information security was far down the list of priorities are long over. In the age of cloud storage and SaaS providers, sensitive data is more accessible than ever but also more exposed and easier to lose if not…

CoSoSys appoints Kevin Gallagher as CEO

August 4, 2022August 4, 2022 Events

CoSoSys, the leading data loss prevention solution for multi-OS enterprises, announced that Kevin Gallagher has joined as CEO to lead the company’s next chapter of growth. The news comes following CoSoSys’ rapid North…

Yes, people are still losing data via USB memory sticks in 2022.

July 26, 2022July 27, 2022 Data Loss Prevention Device Control Encryption

Go back ten years, and there wasn’t a month that went by without reports of a USB memory stick containing customer PII being lost or stolen. Since that time, improved security awareness, and technology, have reduced such incidents.…

New GLBA Safeguards Rule: What Does It Mean for Financial Institutions?

July 21, 2022July 21, 2022 Banking & Financial Institutions Compliance Data Loss Prevention

In 2003, the Gramm Leach Bliley Act’s (GLBA) Safeguards Rule established important standards for financial institutions to protect the confidentiality and security of consumers’ nonpublic personal information. Given…

Find out what’s new in Endpoint Protector v5.6

July 15, 2022September 7, 2022 Data Loss Prevention

CoSoSys today launches v5.6 of its Endpoint Protector solution, adding a host of new features to help organizations better protect their sensitive data from insider threats, accidental loss, and compliance breaches.…

NIST 800-171 compliance and Data Loss Prevention

July 5, 2022June 28, 2023 Compliance Data Loss Prevention

NIST Special Publication 800-171, Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Information Systems and Organizations, was first published in June 2015 and focuses on information shared by federal…

How DLP Helps Protect Financial Information

June 30, 2022 Banking & Financial Institutions Data Loss Prevention

Due to the massive amounts of personally identifiable information (PII) and credit card data they collect, financial institutions such as banks and investment services are some of the most attractive targets for cybercriminals.…

Medical Labs and Imaging Centers: 3 Tips for Maintaining Data Security

June 21, 2022June 21, 2022 Healthcare Medical Labs & Imaging Centers

Medical laboratories and imaging centers collect, process, and store data that is considered highly sensitive. As such, they are legally required to securely store and transmit patient data under laws such as the Health…

PCI DSS Compliance and Remote Work

June 16, 2022June 16, 2022 Banking & Financial Institutions Compliance Data Loss Prevention Work From Home

Starting with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, companies across the world that wanted to maintain business operations and abide by new government-mandated regulations concerning the movement of individuals, have…

Top 5 Ways DLP can help with GDPR compliance

June 14, 2022July 19, 2023 Compliance Data Loss Prevention

The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was issued by the European Commission, the European Parliament, and the Council of Ministers of the European Union with the purpose of strengthening and unifying data…

macOS Ventura Security Updates: 3 Things We Learned From WWDC22

June 10, 2022June 10, 2022 Macs in the enterprise

Apple has tightened security features in macOS Ventura by introducing new features and tools that make Macs more resistant to attacks and breaches. macOS Ventura, previewed during Apple’s Worldwide Developers…

5 Ways in Which Banks Secure Their Data

June 8, 2022September 2, 2022 Banking & Financial Institutions Data Loss Prevention

Banks and banking functions as we know them have been around for centuries now. The history of money is tightly intertwined with the history of the banking industry. Even though the way we bank has changed considerably,…

PCI DSS Compliance: All You Need to Know

June 6, 2022June 6, 2022 Banking & Financial Institutions Compliance Data Loss Prevention

The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is a set of security requirements that helps organizations protect their payment systems from data breaches, fraud, and theft of cardholder data. It resulted…