GLBA, Cybersecurity, and Your Business: Conquering Hidden Threats with CDR
Cybercriminals incessantly refine their stratagems and ploys, aiming to bypass a firm’s security framework using hidden threats in files. According to research by Verizon, ransomware and other threats hidden in files are one of the top risks for financial institutions. Regrettably, for financial institutions in the US, an additional hurdle ... Read More
Geopolitical Warfare in the Digital Age: The NATO Summit Cyber Incursion
Cybercrime, once chiefly associated with shadowy individuals seeking personal gains, has rapidly evolved into a formidable weapon of modern warfare. Today, nations deploy sophisticated cyber-espionage units, not just to wreak digital havoc but with the strategic objective of stealing national secrets. Diplomats, civil servants, and other high-ranking officials have become ... Read More
The Risks of Non-Compliance with SOX: Penalties and Hidden Threats
Organizations often face significant challenges just keeping pace with cybercriminals. These attackers constantly evolve their strategies and tactics, trying to circumvent a company’s security technology. Unfortunately, for publicly traded companies in the US, there is an additional challenge on top of cybercriminals due to the regulatory requirements of SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley ... Read More
Hacker Valley Media Podcast: Humility in Product Management
To bring some insight into the Product side of cybersecurity, Votiro VP of Product Management, Eric Avigdor, was featured on the Hacker Valley Media (HVM) podcast, hosted by Ron Eddings and Chris Cochran. During the show, Avigdor shares his unique approach to leadership, as well as the need for those ... Read More
Adding File Security to Your Email Platform
By John Masserini, Senior Research Analyst, TAG Cyber Since 2018, the user base of Microsoft Office 365 has steadily grown from 155 million to more than 345 million in 2022. Unlike Google’s Workspace, whose growth was predicated by a free email platform, Microsoft’s growth is founded in the migration of ... Read More
A Modern Approach to Browser Protection
By Christopher R. Wilder Research Director & Senior Analyst, TAG Cyber Browser security has advanced significantly over the past several years. From local virtualization to sandboxing to cloud based virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) solutions, securing the browser has had a well-deserved resurgence. More and more enterprises are not trusting endpoint devices ... Read More
Outsmarting Advanced Cyber Threats: A Success Story of a Bank’s Defense Mechanism with Votiro Cloud for Email
The banking sector is hyper-aware of the dangers of hackers penetrating their systems and trying to fortify themselves against any potential threat. One such bank, equipped with a well-known mail relay server, a leading sandbox solution, and Votiro Cloud for Email, encountered a potentially dangerous incident. Here’s a highlight of ... Read More
Redefining Security: Going Beyond Compliance in Financial Organizations (Plus Memes!)
Organizations often confuse the concept of being compliant with being secure. They assume that they must be appropriately protected once they have invested the necessary resources to achieve compliance. Considering that meeting compliance mandates are not cheap, averaging $3.5 million annually. Still, the cost of not meeting compliance mandates is ... Read More
Mitigating Risks in KYC Processes: Preventing Threats in KYC Documentation
“Follow the money” has long been used as a catchphrase to locate corruption, but it is also the best way to determine where cybercriminals will strike. The latest 2023 Verizon Data Breach Investigation Report research shows that 95% of breaches are financially motivated, placing the financial sector directly in the ... Read More
The Need for Document Sanitization by Industry
This blog will define the concept of document sanitization and explain why document-based security challenges are especially significant in the current business climate. The blog will then do a deep dive into three industries – healthcare, insurance and the financial sectors – to explore the document-related challenges within each of ... Read More

