The impossibility of “getting ahead” in cyber defense

As a security professional, it can be tempting to believe that with sufficient resources we can achieve of state of parity, or even relative dominance, over cyber attackers. After all, if we got to an ideal state – fully staffed teams of highly c… Continue reading The impossibility of “getting ahead” in cyber defense

Navigating data classification in the era of extensive cloud adoption

Healthcare and financial services organizations have embraced cloud technology due to the ease of managing increasing volumes of data, according to Blancco. Cloud adoption has had significant effects on data classification, minimization, and end-of-lif… Continue reading Navigating data classification in the era of extensive cloud adoption

Poor data sanitization practices put public sector data at risk

A research launched by Blancco Technology Group reveals current practices and policies for device sanitization within the public sector. Researchers spoke to 596 government IT leaders across nine countries. The survey revealed that the governments and … Continue reading Poor data sanitization practices put public sector data at risk

Blancco’s data erasure offering supports U.S. federal government CMMC accreditation efforts

Blancco Technology Group announced that the company’s data sanitization offering provides compliance for the Level 1 Media Protection requirement that is part of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC 2.0)… Continue reading Blancco’s data erasure offering supports U.S. federal government CMMC accreditation efforts

Enterprises addressing data security and e-waste issues generated by remote work

47 percent of large global enterprises created roles responsible for implementing and ensuring compliance with e-waste policies specifically to deal with e-waste issues generated from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Blancco Technology Group. E-wast… Continue reading Enterprises addressing data security and e-waste issues generated by remote work

Blancco and Data Agility Group partnership increases Erasure as a Service sales opportunities

Blancco Technology Group, the industry standard in data erasure and mobile device diagnostics, announced that due to its close partnership with Data Agility Group (DAG), which delivers collaborative and innovative world-class technology solutions to bu… Continue reading Blancco and Data Agility Group partnership increases Erasure as a Service sales opportunities

Discrepancies between data sanitization policy creation and execution put data at risk

Although 96 percent of the 1,850 senior leaders within large organizations have a data sanitization policy in place, 31 percent have yet to communicate it across the business, according to a Blancco survey. Twenty percent of respondents also don’t beli… Continue reading Discrepancies between data sanitization policy creation and execution put data at risk

There’s no way to fill the data skills gap, what now?

A recent survey of 100 UK CIOs found that 76% are worried about recruiting the IT staff they need to remain competitive. They’re right to be worried. The European Commission estimates that 100,000 new data-related jobs will be created by the end of nex… Continue reading There’s no way to fill the data skills gap, what now?

Inadequate data sanitization puts enterprises at risk of breaches and compliance failures

Global enterprises’ overconfidence and inadequate data sanitization are exposing organizations to the risk of data breach, at a time when proper data management should be at the forefront of everything they do, according to Blancco. Three quarters (73 … Continue reading Inadequate data sanitization puts enterprises at risk of breaches and compliance failures

Blancco acquires Inhance Technology to strengthen its existing retail capability

Blancco Technology Group, the industry standard in data erasure and mobile device diagnostics, announced it has agreed to acquire mobile device diagnostics solution provider, YouGetItBack Limited, trading as Inhance Technology. The transaction will ena… Continue reading Blancco acquires Inhance Technology to strengthen its existing retail capability