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Identity as Infrastructure: Why Digital Identities Are Crucial and How to Secure Their Data


Whether it’s building roads or optimizing power supplies, investing in infrastructure is vital to the safety and efficiency of nations and organizations. And in today’s digital age, this investment must extend to establishing trusted identities for all. Identity is foundational for a robust public infrastructure, initiating substantial economic growth – like using driver’s licenses to […]

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Author: Neville Pattinson

5 Cutting-Edge Innovations to Boost Your Cybersecurity Defenses


With everything on a business leader’s plate, cybersecurity can often feel like an afterthought. Between managing teams, pursuing new opportunities, and dealing with the bottom line, who has time to keep up with the latest hacker threats and security defenses? Especially if you don’t have your IT staff focused solely on locking down the castle […]

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Author: Ashok Sharma

Strengthening Data Governance Through Data Security Governance
Data security governance is becoming increasingly critical as organizations manage vast amounts of sensitive information across complex, hybrid IT environments. A robust governance framework ensures that data is protected, accessible, and compliant with regulations like GDPR and HIPAA. By centralizing access controls, automating workflows, and applying consistent security measures, organizations can more effectively and efficiently […]


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Author: Myles Suer

Putting Threat Modeling into Practice: A Guide for Business Leaders


Recognizing the value of threat modeling – a process that helps identify potential risks and threats to a business’s applications, systems, and other resources – is easy enough. By providing comprehensive insight into how cyberattacks might pan out before they occur, threat modeling helps organizations prepare proactively and reduce the risk of experiencing a successful […]

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Author: Scott Wheeler and Jason Nelson

The Role of Data Security in Protecting Sensitive Information Across Verticals


Data is the fuel that keeps the engine of any organization running efficiently. Its growing importance is becoming a frequent topic of conversation in boardrooms and strategy meetings. Companies increasingly know the need to protect their sensitive information and continue investing heavily in cybersecurity measures. However, this approach has a critical oversight: The assumption that […]

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Author: Mario Vargas Valles

Data Backup Essentials: Zero Trust Strategies for System Administrators


Time is always of the essence in the case of system administration and IT operations teams. They address the countless issues coming in from other departments: “My network is acting funky, and I’m about to go on a meeting with an important client,” “I accidentally deleted every important email I have ever received from the […]

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Author: Anthony Cusimano

How Cloud Technology Can Transform Product Management in a Complex Market


In the rapidly evolving and increasingly complex product development landscape, it is essential that product teams prioritize the adoption of tools that can help streamline development management. Cloud-based solutions can offer a way for product teams to better navigate challenges posed by these complexities, helping them to optimize workflows and better meet the demands of […]

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Author: Maziar Adl

Synergy: Data Security Posture Management and Data Security Governance
Several years ago, while working for a firm developing groundbreaking software, I proposed to my boss that we were, in fact, creating an entirely new market class of software. My boss quickly dismissed this notion, stating that software firms don’t create market categories — analyst firms do. Fast forward to today, and those very analyst […]


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Author: Myles Suer

AI and Blockchain in CRM: Securing Customer Data with Advanced Technologies


It is crucial to stress the need to protect data in customer relationship management (CRM) systems because data breaches and cyber threats are becoming more sophisticated. The security measures are inadequate now; companies must constantly seek creative ways to address changing threats. One cannot stress how urgently improved security measures are required. Remarkably, blockchain technology […]

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Author: Arun Gupta

Data Security in the Age of Cloud Computing
Once reliant on the limitations of physical hardware, businesses today have the ability to access and expand a virtual pool of cloud-based network services as needed. Before cloud computing services, business leaders would need to build their own data centers and servers to achieve the same level of operational capability, Now, as e-commerce continues to grow and digitalization […]


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Author: Ainsley Lawrence

Data Retention Policies Must Evolve to Address Emerging Technologies and Data Growth


The emergence of new technologies, including AI, IoT, and blockchain, in addition to the widespread embrace of digital transformation, has driven a dramatic increase in data. The reliance on data analytics to drive data-driven decision-making also requires large volumes of data for meaningful insights. While AI and generative AI (GenAI) tools and systems contribute to […]

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Author: Fredrik Forslund

Mitigating Risks and Ensuring Data Integrity Through Legacy Modernization


Legacy systems are the backbone of many businesses, especially those in the industry for decades. These systems ensure a stable and reliable platform for conducting smooth business operations. However, decade-old legacy systems can also pose risks and challenges to data integrity that can affect an organization’s overall growth and success. In response to these challenges, […]

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Author: Hemanth Yamjala

AI Has the Potential to Bring Cloud Sprawl Back Under Control


Enterprises continue to produce an explosive volume of data each year, so much so that companies admit up to 60% of their data goes unused, and one-third of enterprises report feeling overwhelmed with rising data quantities. Cloud-based data storage solutions have made it easier than ever to store this vast amount of data, and for companies who […]

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Author: Sterling Wilson

How Not to Put Data Governance into Practice: Four Common Mistakes


There’s a fair amount of high-level advice on the internet about implementing data governance, which means the practices an organization uses to ensure its data is available, usable, complete, and secure. But what you won’t find, at least not in abundance, is guidance about what not to do when establishing a data governance practice. That’s unfortunate, because […]

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Author: Daniel Avancini

Enhancing Cloud Security in Response to Growing Digital Threats


Organizations increasingly rely on cloud services to improve operations and promote innovation. This spike in use has increased cyberattacks targeting cloud settings, emphasizing the necessity for strong cloud security. Recent incidents demonstrate the issue’s severity. In April, AT&T announced that a data breach impacted 51 million customers after a hacking forum exposed their personal information. Home Depot […]

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Author: Rachit Gupta

The Unbreakable Bond: Why Identity and Data Security Are Inseparable


Imagine this scenario: You lock up your valuables in a safe, but the key is hanging right by the door for anyone to use. That is the state of data security without robust identity security. If you don’t control who has access to the keys to the kingdom, you can’t be surprised that anyone does. To truly […]

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Author: Gad Rosenthal

Key Considerations for C-Suite Leaders Involved in Digital Transformation Initiatives


With spending on digital transformation initiatives worldwide projected to hit $3.9 trillion by 2027, the pressure is on organizations – and specifically the C-suite – to ensure that not only are they best positioned to tackle the digital challenges of today but that they can quickly adapt to those of tomorrow as well.  C-suite leaders find themselves […]

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Author: Cory McNeley

Data Logistics Mandates: Devising a Plan to Ensure Long-Term Data Access


Microsoft 365 has become the nucleus for many organizations for centralized communication and collaboration, especially large organizations with more than 1,000 full-time employees. One million companies globally use 365 and create 1.6 billion documents each day on the platform and in the next two years, that is expected to grow by 4.4 times, according to a […]

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Author: Mike Quinn

Securing Data in Transit for Analytics Operations


Most enterprises today store and process vast amounts of data from various sources within a centralized repository known as a data warehouse or data lake, where they can analyze it with advanced analytics tools to generate critical business insights.  Modern data warehouse platforms such as Snowflake, AWS Redshift, Azure Synapse Analytics, and IBM Db2 are built with […]

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Author: Gaurav Belani

Taming Access Creep: Strategies to Rein in Unnecessary Privileges


One of the most pervasive cybersecurity challenges is “access creep” – the gradual, often unnoticed accumulation of access privileges by employees beyond what their current role requires. This phenomenon occurs when initial access rights granted for specific roles are not revoked as employees change positions or their job duties evolve. Over time, this unchecked accrual […]

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Author: Craig Davies

Technology Audit Processes Are Broken, but Attention and Automation Can Fix Them


Technology audit processes have become increasingly important, as they tie directly to adherence to an ever-growing list of compliance frameworks and mandates such as NIST, CIS, SOC 2 ISO 27001, and others. A component of all these regulations pertains to the integrity of enterprise technology management and requires an up-to-date and accurate inventory of all […]

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Author: Arthur Lozinski

Harnessing the Potential of IoT Data
“Big data” refers to data sets that are so complex and large they cannot be analyzed or processed using traditional methods. However, despite the complexity of big data, it has become a major part of our digital-centric society. The amount of big data generated by the internet and internet users has exploded over the last […]


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Author: Ainsley Lawrence

Mission Critical: Dispatch on Safeguarding Government Data


Personal data has emerged as a coveted asset, drawing attention not just from corporate establishments, but also from foreign actors. This interest has sparked a significant challenge – the legal sale of data to overseas entities, raising concerns about the implications for civilians and military personnel alike. The recent initiative by President Biden underscores the criticality of […]

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Author: Kevin Kirkwood

Unlocking Business Potential: Leveraging Data Protection for Growth and Privacy


Data is undeniably the modern fuel that keeps organizations up and running in the dynamic business landscape. Admit it: Every organization catering to its customers online is handling heaps of customer data, which is collected for various purposes, including marketing and personalization.  While most customers may offer their consent to use their personal details, most […]

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Author: Rakesh Soni

New Gartner Category Impacts Data Governance Professionals
With the latest SEC developments lighting a fire under the feet of companies and their executives, data governance is increasingly a front-line imperative. The shift is dramatic, with firms now mandated to report material cybersecurity incidents promptly, a move that ties the knot even tighter between cybersecurity and data governance. As highlighted in the “Data […]


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Author: Myles Suer