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In 2020, the most common incidents that financial organizations suffered regarding data in the cloud were phishing attacks (reported by 26%), targeted attacks on cloud infrastructure (22%) and ransomware (15%), Netwrix reveals. Among organizations that… Continue reading Financial organizations struggling to secure data in the cloud
Despite the move to the cloud, many government entities grapple with long-standing, cloud-related cybersecurity challenges. Consider a recent survey from data security provider Netwrix, based on responses from 937 IT professionals. This survey showed … Continue reading Cloud Security Remains Elusive in Public Sector
Cloud computing was vital to the success of remote work initiatives during the pandemic. However, the cloud is having a bit of a security crisis right now, caused in part because of the swift transition to remote work. According to a new cloud securit… Continue reading Remote Work Needs a More Secure Cloud
Stealthbits, now a unit of Netwrix after being acquired earlier this month, today announced it has added a Data Privacy Engine to its eponymous platform that associates end user identities with the location of their personal data. Adam Rosen, vice pre… Continue reading Stealthbits Adds Data Privacy Engine
Netwrix conducted studies to understand how the pandemic and ensuing work-from-home initiatives has forced organizations to change their IT priorities since a similar survey at the end of 2019. IT skills shortage and increasing education At the end of … Continue reading IT skills shortage forces organizations to prioritize education
Enforcement of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which begins on July 1, 2020, is going to put additional pressure on already overstretched IT resources and budgets, Netwrix reveals. Increase in DSARs According to the survey, 32% of financial… Continue reading CCPA enforcement to put pressure on financial organizations’ IT resources
Many educational organizations are at risk of data security incidents during the current period of working from home and virtual learning, a Netwrix report reveals. Weak data security controls According to the survey, even before the COVID-19 pandemic,… Continue reading Educational organizations use cloud apps to share sensitive data outside of IT control
Data security and automation are the top IT projects for 2020, while artificial intelligence projects are not in the top 10 for IT professionals, according to Netwrix. The online survey asked 1045 IT professionals worldwide to name their top five IT pr… Continue reading Data security and automation top IT projects for 2020, AI not a priority
Netwrix, a vendor of information security and governance software, announced the release of Netwrix Auditor 9.9, which enables organizations to strengthen control over access to minimize the risk of data leaks while enforcing a model of least-privilege… Continue reading Netwrix Auditor 9.9: Mitigating the risk of data breaches
27% of IT teams in the financial industry migrated data to the cloud for no specific reason, and none of them received financial support from management for their cloud initiatives, according to Netwrix. Moreover, every third organization that received… Continue reading Some IT teams move to the cloud without business oversight or direction