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Sensitive patient records held by healthcare organizations have to be stored and processed securely, both to guard the patients’ privacy and to comply with government regulations. As a healthcare provider responsible for patient information, you have to be able to detail what measures you are taking to safeguard patient data and you have to show that these measures are...

Mitigating the Risk of Data Breaches with Tokenization When handling sensitive data such as financial records or personal health information, companies must reduce the risk of data breaches to a minimum by addressing possible sources of risk. Without a comprehensive strategy for reducing data breach risks and mitigating their effect, companies risk damaging their...

Protecting your client data and be compliance with Data Privacy Laws is one of the main concerns for SMEs. SMEs face particular conditions when they set out to use IT to streamline their operations. Some key conditions are Their IT budgets are small, and they may not have very specialized manpower They may not have the capability to implement complex security solutions ...

As increasing amounts of critical and sensitive data comes to be stored with businesses and consequent to some situations where significant amounts of data have been lost or stolen, regulatory pressure to ensure protection of sensitive data continues to increase. As new threats are discovered, we can expect regulations to get tighter. Requirements will continue to change...

Over the years, Google has emerged as the world’s largest collaboration and business use platform. It has nearly a billion subscribers and a complete application ecosystem that comprises email, file storage, calendar, office applications and business collaboration capabilities. Most of these services can give small and medium businesses capabilities that match those only...

This is the first part of 5 parts discussion where I will present the main risks of Cloud Computing and how CloudMask addresses those risks. I hope to receive your comments. Businesses are often worried about security and control over their data as they plan a move to the Cloud. This worry is often justified because some risks have proven to be real. CloudMask helps you...

Cloud security is the biggest hurdle preventing businesses from going all in on these services. Cloud services are now a fundamental component of enterprise IT infrastructure. Between the cost efficiencies, the ease of deployment and the mobility that these solutions offer, it just makes sense in today's corporate world to rely on hosted hardware, databases and...

Your data privacy is under more of a threat than ever. In the age of cybercrime, cyberwarfare and cyberespionage, the average consumer might feel as though they are safe from hackers. There are bigger fish to fry, right? Unfortunately, your data privacy is under more of a threat than ever, as everyone from cybercriminals to government agencies and major tech companies...

American organizations should double down on data security with encryption and implement new data protection strategies in light of data privacy movements overseas. The Safe Harbor ruling certainly introduced a wrench into the typical enterprise's data security strategy, as it essentially dissolved a long-standing agreement between the U.S. and EU in regard to data...

Cyberspace has no boundaries or borders, and this spells trouble for corporations around the world. Cyberspace has no boundaries or borders, and this spells trouble for corporations around the world. In an attempt to stamp out cyberespionage, governments are creating agreements dedicated to preventing cybercriminal activity and promoting better cyberawareness on both a...