Small businesses, indeed businesses of all sizes for that matter, continue to face critical business challenges whether due to the economy, changes to regulations or financial issues. One challenge that never goes away, is how to keep information secure, in an ever-changing world.

We are excited to share the news that we’ve been included in this year’s Gartner Magic Quadrant report for Enterprise Data Loss Prevention. As a new entrant to the January 2016 Magic Quadrant (MQ) for DLP, we are honored that we have been recognized among established players in the field by the industry’s top analyst firm. We believe this recognition is due to our unique, non-disruptive approach...

RSA Conference 2016 - Clearswift is all powered up for a huge three days of demonstrating our truly game changing adaptive DLP solution...

While SMBs and public sector organizations were not the primary target for cyber-attacks and data breaches when DLP solutions were first brought to market, newer automated threats via malware and data theft monetization strategies (i.e. identify theft, ransomware, etc.) have made it more efficient and profitable to focus on smaller organizations that were apparently in the clear. As a result, the...

At around three centimetres in length and weighing less than 30 grams on average, the USB flash drive would appear to be a relatively innocuous storage device, but losing or inserting an unknown USB into a personal or company computer could have devastating consequences. With over 22,000 USB sticks being left in the pockets of clothing sent to Britain’s dry cleaners, alone last year, we thought it...

Recently, we have been hearing from our customers and partners of a concerning increase in the number of sophisticated malware attacks which are striking organizations. These are not simple attacks, but involve compromising reputable web servers in order to deliver malware infected content. The good news is that there is a solution to this – but why are traditional methods simply not working?

It’s that time of year again; to roll out the red carpet, dress up in designer fashions and announce the nominations for the industry’s best information security solutions. Yes, while millions of movie fans around the world anxiously await their favorite celebrity to be adorned with prestigious accolades for their cinematic performances, nothing can impact the safety of their day-to-day digital...

Are you ready for the holidays? As everyone wraps up for their holiday break, have you ensured that your organization is set to handle anything and everything when it comes to security while you’re out of the office? Stay ahead of the game by following our quick holiday security checklist. And don’t forget to check it twice!

Clearswift has recently been approached by a number of top cybersecurity teams and organizations to help them address an increasing threat of ongoing attempts to deliver embedded malware hidden in email attachments that is automatically activated by malicious scripting code. The sophistication and continuous morphing of delivery methods have made it so these new malware variants go undetected and...

There’s a bewildering volume of data in modern business. IDC has predicted that by 2025, there will be 175 zettabytes of data in the world, a figure that's almost impossible to conceive. While this data will not be of interest to many people, there will be some that is highly prized indeed. Data has become highly valuable IP for many organizations, and the need to keep it protected from cyber...

File Synchronisation and Sharing (FSS), or Cloud Storage solutions such as Dropbox, Onedrive, and Google Drive, enable individuals to sync and share documents, photos and other files across multiple platforms and devices. The success of Cloud Storage is largely driven by the consumer adoption of mobile devices and mobile workers requirements to access documents anywhere on any device. Cloud...

From the latest set of statistics released as part of the Clearswift Insider Threat Index, the one that really caught my eye, was the fact that 35% of employees say they have access to information above their pay grade.

Corporate Vision magazine have named Clearswift as the Best Email Security Solution, 2015, in their Global Products & Services Awards.

“Mind the gap” is a phrase many have heard as they navigate the London Underground. Those in the UK know it to mean “mind the gap between the platform and tube trains,” but those in the U.S. should take it in a different way.

According to National Journal, “The Office of Personnel Management announced last week that the personal data for 21.5 million people had been stolen. But for national security professionals and cybersecurity experts, the more troubling issue is the theft of 1.1 million fingerprints.”

According to TATA Tele Business Services' blog in 2023, ". . .data loss prevention (DLP) has seen remarkable growth over the years and shows no signs of slowing down. . .and will continue to adapt and stay relevant." When we talk about data loss prevention, there are two major categories that DLP covers: DLP to stop sensitive data from being inadvertently accessed when an individual is authorized...

The Clearswift team attended the annual Info Security Products Guide Global Excellence Awards, where we won an amazing three awards again!

2015 is already set to be a great year for Clearswift in terms of recognition as we are very pleased to announce that we have been shortlisted again for three awards in the SC Magazine Awards Europe 2015.

This year we are up for Best Security Software for Clearswift’s Adaptive Redaction, Best Email Security and Management for Clearswift’s Secure Email Gateway and Customer Service Department of the Year for our fantastic customer service team.

Read on, for the first of the three stages of advice – each broken into five simple steps - which you could implement today.