Those of you that can remember back to 2006 may recall that High School Musical was the highest selling album of the year. “We’re all in this together” was one of the most popular songs played at the time and, some would say, a pesky tune that would stick in your head.It also happened to be the same time when image-based spam was at its peak, another pesky occurrence that was hammering our inboxes...

When it comes to traditional Data Loss Prevention (DLP) solutions, the ‘false positive’ is frequently the downfall. This is where an event is triggered by a policy in error. For example, a 16-digit number could be a credit card number, or it could be a reference number. If one is mistaken for the other, then this gives rise to a false positive.All DLP events need to be investigated, so the false...

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).

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 likes of SMBs, educational institutions and local county and city government organizations are faced to deal with an ever increasing set of information-borne threats and compliance regulations without a practical DLP option. Until now...