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Data Security: How Data Activity Monitoring Protects Against Ransomware

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Ransomware is an attack on your data. Can you say that your approach to preventing ransomware is focused on data? Organizations are becoming more aware of the chaos that ransomware can create — to the tune of $4.62 million in escalation, notification, lost business and response costs, according to the 2021 Cost of a Data […]

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Reduce the Harm of a Data Breach With Data Security Analytics

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Over the last year, the average total cost of a data breach increased nearly 10% to $4.24 million. That’s the highest average in the history of IBM Security’s annual Cost of a Data Breach Report. This was due to a number of factors. Increased remote working due to the COVID-19 pandemic and digital transformation both […]

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How Data Discovery and Zero Trust Can Help Defend Against a Data Breach

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As more companies start to use the cloud, the threat of a data breach and the rules and fines that go with it has only grown. Therefore, companies and agencies need to anticipate and adapt to their changing data and IT landscape. For that, a zero trust approach to data security and privacy might be […]

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Simplify Data Encryption With Key Management

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Many people already know data encryption can help secure sensitive business data. But, because organizations have adopted it so widely, IT and security teams now must manage growing numbers and types of encryption keys. Each key may belong to a different data storage device with built-in data encryption and database management systems. Others may belong to […]

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Data Encryption: Simplifying Enterprise Key Management

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Data encryption can help prevent malicious users and rogue processes from taking control of sensitive data. According to the 2021 Cost of a Data Breach report, the use of encryption is a top factor in reducing the average data breach cost. But, encrypted data is only as safe as the encryption keys. The IT or security teams […]

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Ransomware Attacks: How to Protect your Data With Encryption

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Cybercriminals are making headlines using ransomware to block organizations from accessing their own critical business data to extort ransoms. In 2021, ransomware has become a pervasive, newsworthy topic that competes as a major national security issue. In the last year alone, ransomware cost American victims roughly $1.4 billion in ransom demands alone. This is an […]

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Future-Proofing Data With a Data Encryption Plan

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Data volume storage needs are growing exponentially across hybrid multicloud environments. Meanwhile, companies are being faced with a greater number of regulations to follow, as well as increased exposure to data ransomware, theft and misuse. Many regulations, such as the General Data Protection Regulation, highlight encryption as an example of appropriate technical and organizational measures. While not […]

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