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Federal governments and major technology firms are arguing for or against encryption, respectively. But why? Due to recent political turmoil and devastating events overseas, the topic of end-to-end encryption has reentered public discussion. At the center of the debate, you have federal governments and major technology firms, each arguing for or against encryption. The...

Data Masking as a Solution to Password Weaknesses Password-based data protection is the most common form of data protection, but it is increasingly weak. If you think your data is secure because your organization insists on strong passwords, you are increasingly likely to be wrong. Better software tools running on powerful processors can try millions of character...

What Is Wrong With Passwords-based data protection? Today, Password-based data protection is the foundation of 99% of data protection. It’s ubiquitous: you want access to an account or information, so you type your username and password, and you can get in. For critical and restricted information, you might have to do it again, with a different password. Your company’s...

The Commander in Chief promises to “make America great again”. Issues like American jobs and national security are top priorities for U.S President, Donald Trump. As his agenda begins to manifest, Toyota found itself in hot water. The car company was publically criticized by Mr. Trump for its plans to invest in a new plant in Mexico. Their stocks immediately plummeted by...

All entities should ask “Who controls the key?” when using encryption services. Data breaches have become far too common, and as a result, the world is smartening up in regard to cybersecurity. While organizations have acquired and deployed numerous data protection tools and services, one method stands out from the rest: encryption. In fact, encryption is so powerful...

This two-part series explores how information security enables and helps expand your practice by utilizing available cloud resources. Part one explores the changing business environment and the need to collaborate in a simpler, controlled and secure way. Part two discusses the technology changes, the risks of using technology and how to mitigate these risks. A Shifting...

Data encryption like a safe with a lock. Imagine if you had a big strong lock on the front door of your house. And inside, to protect your valuables, you had a big strong safe with all the latest security features. You’d probably feel pretty secure. You’d sleep well at night. Now imagine if the key to your front door and the key to your safe were one and the same key....

Businesses and associations need to take a broader look at cybersecurity, ensuring that the tools they deploy now are still viable solutions in 2020. Cybersecurity is now an issue on everyone's radar, from businesses to governments to consumers. This is great news, as the world has finally realized just how vulnerable their personal and corporate data really is -...

Personal data protection has quickly risen to the top of consumers' priority lists, as people around the world continue to witness or experience data breaches of increasing magnitude. Personal data protection has quickly risen to the top of consumers' priority lists, as people around the world continue to witness or experience data breaches of increasing magnitude. ...

People in charge of ensuring data privacy policies have an increasingly hard task. Your employees want to use mobile devices to access data. Data storage in the cloud is inexpensive and convenient. At the same time you want to keep customer and employee data secure and you face tough privacy laws. The conflicting issues directly affect your business. If competitors have...