The challenges of securing mobile workers and keeping data secure

Recently, Apricorn announced new research highlighting that 95 percent of surveyed organisations in the UK recognise problems with mobile and remote working, and nearly one in five (18%) suggest their mobile workers don’t care about security. In this p… Continue reading The challenges of securing mobile workers and keeping data secure

Most businesses still struggling with mobile working and security

95 percent of surveyed organisations in the UK recognise problems with mobile and remote working, and worryingly, 18% suggest their mobile workers don’t care about security, according to Apricorn. Does mobile working equal trouble? All surveyed IT deci… Continue reading Most businesses still struggling with mobile working and security

It’s time to embrace GDPR

The noise around the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been unavoidable, and for good reason. GDPR is coming into effect in a few short days (May 25 to be exact). The large fines associated with not complying with the regulation have encour… Continue reading It’s time to embrace GDPR

The current state of USB data protection

Data protection, whether related to personal customer or patient information, is critical across virtually all industries. So how can organizations best protect their most sensitive and confidential information? To answer this question, Apricorn survey… Continue reading The current state of USB data protection

Enterprise USB security is outdated and inadequate

While USB drives are ubiquitous for employees across all industries, security policies for these devices are often severely outdated or grossly inadequate for protecting critical enterprise data, according to Apricorn. By failing to effectively monitor… Continue reading Enterprise USB security is outdated and inadequate

Moving towards compliance: GDPR issues and challenges

In this podcast, Mike McCandless, VP of Sales and Marketing for Apricorn, and Jon Fielding, Managing Director for Apricorn EMEA, discuss the European Union General Data Protection Regulation, otherwise known as GDPR, and look at some of the issues and challenges organizations will likely face whilst moving towards compliance. If you’re at Infosecurity Europe 2017 in London this week, you can visit Apricorn at stand T-74. Here’s a transcript of the podcast for your convenience. … More Continue reading Moving towards compliance: GDPR issues and challenges

New infosec products of the week​: January 27, 2017

Prevent DNS-based data exfiltration and detect malware Delivered as a service, Infoblox ActiveTrust Cloud addresses the needs of global enterprises with a mobile workforce and growing branch offices which often don’t have dedicated IT staff or adequate security measures in place. The new solution provides protection for devices on or off the premises, prevent DNS-based data exfiltration, automatically stops device communications with command-and-control servers, and allows rapid investigation of threats. Aegis Secure Key 3z hardware-encrypted … More Continue reading New infosec products of the week​: January 27, 2017