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Today’s Email Encryption Options. Which One is Right For You?

Fri, 09/03/2021
Email encryption is the process of encrypting or disguising the content of email messages, protecting sensitive information from being read by anyone other than the intended recipient. With the continual evolution and enforcement of data protection laws, email encryption is more necessary than ever before to protect sensitive data from being exposed unauthorized and to mitigate the risk of data breaches occurring.
Managed File Transfer
Email Security
Encryption
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Data Security Best Practices Every CISO Should Know

Thu, 04/29/2021
The responsibility for an organization’s information and data security is a hefty one, knowing each day that it’s not a matter of whether a cybersecurity attack will happen, but rather when it will happen on your watch.
Data Loss Prevention
Data Security
Public Sector Cybersecurity
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Public Sector Cybersecurity Priorities in 2021

Wed, 02/03/2021
The Covid-19 pandemic has undoubtedly changed working patterns for good. What are the implications for public sector organizations and what can they do to improve their cybersecurity posture?
Data Security
Managed File Transfer
Email Security
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Financial Services
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62% of Financial Services Firms in the UK have Suffered a Cyber-attack in the Last 12 Months

Fri, 11/06/2020
Financial Services (FS) is a sector facing unprecedented cybersecurity challenges. 62% of FS firms in the UK have suffered a cyber security attack in the last 12 months, while 40% have noticed more cybersecurity incidents since the increase in home working. Our recent survey of 250 FS CISOs and CIOs reveals a difficult situation for FS firms. They need to keep the business...
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Lightning Can Strike Twice: Marriott International Suffers Second Data Breach

Mon, 04/06/2020
It feels like only 18 months ago that international hotel group Marriott was subject to a data breach in which hackers stole the records of 339 million guests. That’s because it *was* only 18 months ago, and yet despite Marriott being fined almost £100m by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), it has fallen victim to another significant data breach.
Data Security
Moving on from encryption
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Moving on From Encryption – The Case for eDRM

Fri, 12/06/2019
Enterprise digital rights management (eDRM or Information Rights Management, IRM) has had a rocky start to life. While it’s been around for the last 20 years and is seen as the next step on from encryption, it just hasn’t made it into mainstream use.
Email Security
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Capital One Data Breach: A Reminder to Lock Your Back Door

Tue, 08/13/2019
In July 2019, leading financial organization Capital One received an anonymous e-mail revealing some bad news: “There appears to be some leaked data of yours in someone’s Github.” This leaked data was revealed to be the personal details of about 106 million individuals across the US and Canada, mostly consumers and small business owners that have applied for credit card...
Advanced Threat Protection
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Web Security
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Next Generation Cyber Threats: Images

Fri, 05/31/2019
Traditional Data Loss Prevention (DLP) technology provides protection against the traditional threat of someone trying to send a file to an unauthorized individual, but it required a step change to enable Adaptive Data Loss Prevention with Deep Content Inspection (DCI) to address threats such as ransomware that is delivered embedded in innocuous-looking documents. Clearswift delivered our first version of Adaptive Redaction in 2013 and have continuously improved the technology in every release since then.
Advanced Threat Protection
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The Top 5 Cyber Threats that Brexit Brings

Tue, 05/14/2019
Our data shows that 53% of firms are increasing their cybersecurity budgets in preparation for a rise in threats once we leave the EU. Businesses anticipate that Cybercriminals will seek to use confusion to their advantage, whether that is through malware attacks or targeted phishing campaigns to coerce critical data or financial gain from organizations.
Advanced Threat Protection
Data Loss Prevention
Email Security
Endpoint Protection
Web Security
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Cyber Threats & Technology Tips That Your Business Can’t Ignore

Sun, 10/21/2018
As new threats are introduced into the cyberscape as well as evolved traditional threats, businesses need to be more prepared than ever for a data breach and have the latest tools in place to mitigate risks.
Advanced Threat Protection
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Data Loss Prevention
Email Security
Web Security
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GDPR - It’s Not Just for Europe: Protection of Data at the World Cup in Russia, Tokyo Olympics, and Beyond

Mon, 04/30/2018
With the World Cup in Russia this summer and the Olympics in Tokyo in 2020 further down the line; organizations conducting business around the event will face unprecedented challenges with cybersecurity and data protection. With the rise in data breaches in recent times, it might not be too strong to say that the success of these major international events relies upon the whole country being data security conscious. Everything from local hotels to travel agents and tour operators will process increasingly large quantities of customer data, including credit card details, making them ripe targets for cybercriminals. This personally identifiable data (PII) will include EU citizen data and so will need to be protected as per the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Compliance
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