Insider Threats Make the Case for Data-centric Security
CISOs appear to be spending more on mitigating insider risk. Reports suggest 16.5% of cybersecurity budgets are now devoted to it, roughly double the figure of a year ago. To understand why, just read the latest threat intelligence from Google, which warns of North Korean IT workers tricking their way ... Read More
Why the Fight Against Fraud Begins with Data-Centric Security
The cybercrime underground represents a vast marketplace for stolen data, hacking tools and nefarious knowledge. The steady stream of breached data that is pumped in usually gets recycled into fraud. That stream is more accurately described today as a flood. New data reveals that US companies were forced to issue over 1.7 billion ... Read More
A Year in Data Security: Five Things We’ve Learned From 2024
As the dust settles on another hectic 12 months, business and IT leaders should enjoy a well-earned break. But not for long. The end of one year offers a fantastic vantage point from which to view the macro trends that may go on to shape the next. With this in ... Read More
US Breaches Are Spiraling Out of Control: It’s Time to Protect What Matters Most
Global organizations are due to spend billions of dollars on cybersecurity this year. But data breach incidents continue to rise. The latest figures from the US reveal over a billion individuals were impacted by corporate data breaches in Q2 2024, a 1,170% increase from the same period in 2023. So ... Read More
Why Data-Centric Security Matters to New York’s Financial Services Firms
New York is the financial capital of the US and the world. That puts tremendous pressure on the New York State (NYS) Department of Financial Services to ensure its regulatory regime is both fair and effective. A large part of that today revolves around ensuring New York’s businesses have effectivecyber governance ... Read More
What America’s Federal Privacy Bill Means for Data Protection
After years of false starts, the US is edging closer to a federal data privacy law. In a surprise move, two lawmakers last month introduced a bipartisan, bicameral piece of legislation described as “the best opportunity we've had in decades” to finally enshrine a national privacy and security standard into ... Read More
What the Upcoming DORA Regulation Means for Your Business
The EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) is just a year away. It impacts any financial services firm serving customers in the region, even if they are based outside it. And, crucially, it also covers IT suppliers to these organizations. Experts predict that could mean tens of thousands of businesses ... Read More
What Happens Next? Five Data Protection Predictions for 2024
It’s been another year full of incident. But 2024 has plenty in store for IT and business leaders. As organizations continue to adapt to economic, political and business uncertainty, the value of effective data protection will never be so obvious. Regulatory and technological change promises to make it another challenging ... Read More
As the Busy Shopping Season Begins, Be Sure to Keep Customer Data Secure
The dust might have settled on the Black Friday weekend, but the hard work has just begun for retailers across the globe. Some make more than a third of their annual revenue in the busy shopping period that roughly begins during Thanksgiving and ends in the early January sales. And ... Read More
Why Merchants Must Get Better at Protecting Loyalty Card Data
In an increasingly competitive business environment, businesses prize customer loyalty above all else. That makes their loyalty schemes an increasingly important part of strategic growth. Starbucks told investors last year that Starbucks Rewards members drove a record 53% of its Q3 2022 revenue in the US. But as firms hoover ... Read More
