Guide
The Unknown Threat Report
We surveyed 1,000 UK public sector employees to discover the current cybersecurity state-of-play, specifically within local and central government.
Video
Prevent Advanced Malware Cyber-Attacks From Evading Your Security Defenses
Thu, 04/30/2020
In this webinar, learn how to apply a layer of sanitization to existing security infrastructures to prevent advanced malware attacks from striking.
Video
How Images and Scanned Documents Present a Cybersecurity Risk For Organizations
Thu, 04/30/2020
Discover how Clearswift’s Data Loss Prevention allows employees to work securely without exposing critical information through images and scanned documents.
Blog
Pair GoAnywhere MFT with Clearswift to Elevate Your Cybersecurity Stance
Tue, 04/14/2020
Optimize and secure your data file transfers with GoAnywhere managed file transfer (MFT) technology and the Clearswift Secure ICAP Gateway.
Blog
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.
Blog
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.
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5 Cyber Security Threats You Didn’t Know You Should Be Threatened By
Mon, 10/21/2019
High profile hacks over the last few months have put large organizations front and center of a media frenzy that highlights the dangers of inadequate data protection.
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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...
Blog
The Top 3 Emerging Technologies Posing a Cyber-Threat to our Critical National Infrastructure
Wed, 07/17/2019
It is vital that security measures match that of the technology introduced such as AI, 5G, and the Internet of Things.
Blog
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.
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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.
Video
Secure Managed File Transfer: GoAnywhere & Clearswift ICAP
Mon, 01/21/2019
Learn how Clearswift’s Secure ICAP Gateway integrates with GoAnywhere MFT to analyze and identify malware threats and lower the risk of sharing sensitive information.
Blog
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.
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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).
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Preparing for the Inevitable: A Guide to Handling a Data Breach
Thu, 12/21/2017
Cyber-attacks and data breaches are now so widespread that it isn’t a matter of ‘if’ but ‘when’ your organization gets hit. According to the UK Government’s latest Cyber Security Breaches Survey, nearly seven in ten large businesses identified a breach or attack in the past year. When taking into consideration all sizes of businesses in the UK, nearly half had suffered a breach...
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3 Ways to Protect Your Organization Against The Insider Threat
Mon, 10/16/2017
Our latest research reveals that the extended enterprise (employees, customers, suppliers, and ex-employees) is responsible for 74% of cyber incidents.
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Tips to Protect the Potential Next Target of the Financial Sector – Trading Apps
Thu, 10/12/2017
The media landscape today continues to share stories of the increased cyber vulnerabilities in mobile applications. While banks have had many years to develop and tailor their apps to respond to various security issues, with increased security around detecting fraudulent use, trading apps from smaller businesses have flown under the radar and missed out on improved security.
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WannaCry Fallout: What the Ransomware Epidemic Means for the Future of Business
Tue, 08/08/2017
Cyber security is now an agenda item in the boardroom, not just the IT department, in the wake of May’s Ransomware attack and the countdown to GDPR compliance well underway.
In May, multiple organizations including the NHS, Spain’s Telefónica and Deutsche Bahn were struck with what is arguably the world’s most publicized cyber-attack. Within a day, the ransomware cryptoworm...
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What Can Businesses do to Keep Secure in the Mobile Working Revolution?
Thu, 07/27/2017
The age of mobile working continues to gather pace. More people than ever before are working from home or on the move, rather than in the traditional office environment. This isn’t surprising. Businesses are becoming increasingly digital and as such, can provide staff with increased opportunities to work outside the office.
It isn’t just businesses that are leading the mobile...
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Clearswift Wins Info Security PG Awards for Adaptive DLP, Office 365™ Email Security and Advanced Threat Prevention
Mon, 03/06/2017
Clearswift was recognized at the 13th Annual 2017 Info Security PG’s Global Excellence Awards® for its unique ability to prevent evasive cyber-attacks and data breaches through its game-changing Adaptive DLP, Office 365 Email Security and Advanced Threat Prevention solutions.
Clearswift’s award-winning cyber security innovations are built around its unique layer of inspection...