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Mar 18 2025

The Biggest Data Backup Disasters of 2024 – and How to Avoid Them in 2025

For businesses everywhere, 2024 was a wake-up call – and not the gentle kind. Major data breaches and catastrophic outages made headlines, reminding us all that data backup isn’t a “nice-to-have” but rather a mission-critical strategy. Let’s recap the year: These high-profile failures weren’t just cautionary tales; they were full-blown cautionary sagas. The key takeaway? […]

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Cybersecurity Strategies for Insurers: Protecting Data in the Digital Age

We’ve become numb to the headlines. Data breaches happen almost daily, making cybersecurity a top priority for insurers. With its vaults of personal and financial data, the insurance industry is a prime target for cybercriminals. This blog post will explore effective cybersecurity strategies for insurers, highlighting real-world cases and spotlighting new technologies reshaping the cybersecurity […]

Data Governance Best Practices: Lessons from Anthem’s Massive Data Breach

In the insurance industry, data governance best practices are not just buzzwords — they’re critical safeguards against potentially catastrophic breaches. The 2015 Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield data breach serves as a stark reminder of why robust data governance is crucial. The Breach: A Wake-Up Call In January 2015, Anthem, one of the largest health […]

Why Your CRM May Cause Your Next Data Breach

In the fast-paced world of sales today, every customer interaction holds significant value. Reps grab phone numbers for calls and texts, get home addresses for sending out swag, and even note health updates (like a meeting having to be rescheduled due to the customer having Covid). While these actions often come from good intentions, aiming […]

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Data is Risky Business: A Wicked Problem This Way Comes

A recent data security incident in the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) got me thinking about the idea of wicked problems and data. The data security incident was the disclosure of the names, ranks, and job assignments of every officer and civilian support staff member in the PSNI. This happened due to ‘human error’ […]

Resilience in Data Services Through Mitigation and Prevention

If your company works with data, then you need to work on securing it. When it’s lost or stolen by hackers, it can mean serious trouble for your organization and your bottom line. You must understand what’s at stake, how the data can be easily lost, the steps you can take today to mitigate the […]

Most Common Types of Data Breaches

A company that manages data must be always cautious against the potential of data breaches. There are several types of breaches, ranging from a simple human error to large-scale attacks by hostile actors, but any data exposure can have major ramifications for organisations. They are also quite prevalent, with 39% of UK businesses reporting a […]

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