The Overlooked Growth Strategy: Investing in Data Security
Most corporate leaders now agree that cybersecurity is a vital business function. But dig deeper and their reasons for saying so may differ. Cyber is often still viewed primarily through a lens of minimizing business risk, rather than enabling growth. Yet new research posits a different way to think about ... Read More
PCI DSS 4.0 at Scale: Enterprise Strategies for Multi-Region Compliance
As the deadline for PCI DSS 4.0 compliance nears, many organizations face a twin headache. Not only must they meet the strict set of requirements mandated by the standard. Many must also ensure they do so across multiple regions, business units, and potentially payment systems ... Read More
Why Cybersecurity Must Be Foundational to Banking Modernization
The outlook for the banking sector in 2025 is generally positive. But with credit losses set to rise 7% during the year to $850bn, there’s no room for complacency. That’s why many financial services firms are looking to technology improvements to drive competitive advantage through improved customer experience and back-office ... Read More
Why Retailers Must Secure Their Payment Data This Golden Quarter
There’s a reason why retailers call the final three months of the year the “golden quarter.” As festive shopping ramps up, many will be hoping to generate a large part of their annual revenue in the period between Black Friday and the end of the year. But where there’s money ... Read More
How Data Security Can Drive an AI Revolution in Retail
Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the fortunes of companies across the planet. But retailers are in a particularly advantageous position, given the large volume of data they manage—on everything from stock levels to customer transactions. The challenge for these organizations is that cyber risk can imperil digital transformation projects like ... Read More
The EU AI Act and the Need for Data-Centric Security
Artificial intelligence (AI) is already embedded deep into the economic and social fabric of the world. It does everything from operating website chatbots to authenticating users with their bank. It keeps planes in the sky and cars on the road. It identifies criminals and reviews mortgage and job applications. But ... Read More
Threat Actors Are Finding it Easier Than Ever to Breach Cyber-Defenses: Enter Data-Centric Security
Global end-user spending on information security is projected to hit $212bn next year, an increase of 15% from 2024, according to Gartner. Yet at the same time, data breach costs continue to spiral. The latest IBM report now puts the global average at nearly $4.9n per incident. This raises the question: are organizations spending their ... Read More
As Breach Costs Surge, Companies Need a Better Way to Find Shadow Data
Data breaches are on the rise. In the US, last year broke new records in terms of breach volumes. The bad news is that costs are also increasing. The latest IBM study reveals that they surged 10% annually to reach nearly $4.9m on average in 2024. Although there are several ... Read More
Why Data-Centric Security Is a Critical Foundation for AI-Powered Analytics
Data analytics have been used for decades to enhance business insight and drive efficiency, growth and innovation. But the addition of intelligent algorithms and cloud computing power offers potentially game-changing opportunities to push these benefits even further. The challenge, as ever, is to ensure the underlying data itself is kept ... Read More
It’s All About Data: How to Drive Secure Use of AI
Although artificial intelligence (AI) has been with us for some time, the technology seems to be everywhere these days, as vendors and end users get more vocal about its benefits. They’re right to be enthused. McKinsey estimates that AI could unlock trillions of dollars’ worth of value globally across functions ... Read More
