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Friday Five: New Federal Compliance Requirement, a Russian Hacking Spree, & More

By Robbie Araiza on Fri, 03/15/2024

This past week's InfoSec headlines were dominated by a high-profile, Kremlin-backed cyberattack, CISA and the OMB's new attestation form, the so-called "TikTok Bill," and more. Catch up on all the latest in this week's Friday Five!

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What Is Data Auditing? Why You Need It & How to Conduct It

By Chris Brook on Mon, 03/11/2024

Data auditing is the process of conducting a thorough review and analysis of a company's data to ensure its accuracy, consistency, and security. Learn more about why your organization needs to carry out data auditing in today's blog.

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Friday Five: Updated NIST Cyber Framework, New Federal Orders and Advisories, & More

By Robbie Araiza on Fri, 03/01/2024

Nearly a decade after its initial release, the NIST has made updates to its Cybersecurity Framework. Meanwhile, President Biden issued an executive order this past week to protect Americans' privacy. Catch up on this news and more in this week's Friday Five!

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What is Bundesdatenschutzgesetz? How to Comply with the German Data Protection Act

By Chris Brook on Wed, 02/28/2024

Germany's Bundesdatenschutzgesetz (BDSG) has been around for decades but seen renewed attention over the past few years along with the global uptick in data privacy awareness. Learn about the data protection law and what it requires in today's blog.

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Friday Five: A Ransomware Giant Dismantled, Corporate Data Protection, New Critical Infrastructure Security Measures

By Robbie Araiza on Fri, 02/23/2024

While ransomware remains a persistent threat, yet another notable group was taken down this past week. Read about this encouraging development along with other top InfoSec stories in this week's Friday Five!

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What Is Data Compliance? Top Regulations You Need to Know

By Chris Brook on Mon, 02/19/2024

Embracing data compliance can help organizations maintain best practices. Let's look at some of the challenges and benefits of data compliance, along with some of the top regulations.

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Friday Five: FCC Tightening Regulations, a Russian Botnet Taken Down, & More

By Robbie Araiza on Fri, 02/16/2024

Law enforcement notched another win in the fight against cybercrime this past week, but state hackers, phishing campaigns, and AI are keeping organizations on their toes. Catch up on the latest InfoSec news in this week's Friday Five!

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Friday Five: Updates on Chinese Hacking Operations, the Growing Quishing Threat, & More

By Robbie Araiza on Fri, 02/09/2024

More information on the hacking of critical infrastructure by Chinese threat actors has been uncovered in the past week, along with a rise in QR code 'Quishing' attacks, concerns over proposed regulations, and more. Get up to speed with it all in this week's Friday Five!

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Data Loss Prevention in AWS: The Complete Guide

By Chris Brook on Mon, 02/05/2024

When it comes to Amazon Web Services, there are native offerings that organizations can implement to help protect information in the cloud, as well as best-in-breed tools like Digital Guardian, which can help extend your DLP coverage further.

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Friday Five: Critical Infrastructure Put to the Test, Cybercrime Efforts Thwarted, & More

By Robbie Araiza on Fri, 02/02/2024

U.S. critical infrastructure remains under fire, but questions remain as to whether or not federal agencies are prepared for attacks. Stay up to date with these developments and more in this week's Friday Five.

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Friday Five: The Dark Side of AI, New CISA Directives, & More

By Robbie Araiza on Fri, 01/26/2024

New guidance from CISA, a warning to cybersecurity professionals, the continued rise of AI, and more took this past week's infosec headlines. Catch up on all of these stories and more in this week's Friday Five!

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Friday Five: New Malware Threats, Lingering Challenges for CISOs, & More

By Robbie Araiza on Fri, 01/19/2024

Emerging malware campaigns and other cyber threats dominated this week's headlines, but the ongoing fight to secure critical infrastructure remains prominent. Catch up on these stories and more in this week's Friday Five.

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Friday Five: The Fight to Secure Critical Infrastructure, AI's Double-Edged Sword, & More

By Robbie Araiza on Fri, 01/12/2024

In this week's Friday Five, read about agencies' improving cyber threat-sharing capabilities, the ongoing fight to secure critical infrastructure, election interference concerns, and more.

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What is the New Swiss Data Protection Act, and How Do You Achieve Compliance?

By Chris Brook on Wed, 01/10/2024

Switzerland's revised data protection law took effect September 2023. What are the implications of the law and how can organizations comply with what it asks? We dig into it in today's blog.

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Friday Five: Data Security Challenges in 2024, Compliance Updates, & More

By Robbie Araiza on Fri, 01/05/2024

In 2024's first edition of our Friday Five series, learn about CMMC updates and other data security challenges to come, new malware, and a ransomware decryptor that can help victims.

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Friday Five: Insider Threats, Compliance Woes, Fighting Espionage, & More

By Robbie Araiza on Fri, 12/08/2023

In this week's Friday Five, learn how internal threat actors are finding success, the U.S. and allies are fighting foreign espionage campaigns, a new bill could fortify the U.S. cybersecurity workforce, and more.

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3 Data Masking Techniques and How to Implement Them

By Chris Brook on Tue, 12/05/2023

Data masking or data obfuscation has become a popular way to modify data to make it difficult to ascertain what's authentic vs. what's been modified. In today's blog we look at three different data masking techniques.

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Friday Five: FCC Combating Malware and Cybercrime, Mac Malware, & More

By Robbie Araiza on Fri, 12/01/2023

Despite the recent dismantling of a ransomware gang, malware remains on the rise and the FCC is making moves to combat cybercrime. Catch up on the latest in this week's Friday Five!

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Friday Five: Ransomware Gangs Taken Down, a Rise in Zero-Day Exploitation, & More

By Robbie Araiza on Fri, 11/10/2023

While two ransomware gangs were taken down this past week, an increase in zero-day exploitations and shifting tactics by Gootloader and Jupyter are keeping enterprises on their toes. Catch up on these stories and more in this week's Friday Five!

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Getting to Know Fortra's Digital Guardian for Data Loss Prevention (DLP)

By Graeme Batsman

You may be familiar with Fortra and our broad line of cybersecurity tools. A key part of Fortra’s portfolio is our data loss prevention (DLP) product, Digital Guardian.Fortra’s Digital Guardian enables data discovery, data classification, and data loss prevention for privacy and compliance with GDPR, HIPAA, PCI, and more. Rather than worrying about cumbersome deployments, lack of visibility and...

Friday Five: New Federal Compliance Requirement, a Russian Hacking Spree, & More

What Is Data Auditing? Why You Need It & How to Conduct It

Friday Five: Updated NIST Cyber Framework, New Federal Orders and Advisories, & More

What is Bundesdatenschutzgesetz? How to Comply with the German Data Protection Act

Friday Five: A Ransomware Giant Dismantled, Corporate Data Protection, New Critical Infrastructure Security Measures

What Is Data Compliance? Top Regulations You Need to Know

Friday Five: FCC Tightening Regulations, a Russian Botnet Taken Down, & More

Friday Five: Updates on Chinese Hacking Operations, the Growing Quishing Threat, & More

Data Loss Prevention in AWS: The Complete Guide

Friday Five: Critical Infrastructure Put to the Test, Cybercrime Efforts Thwarted, & More

Friday Five: The Dark Side of AI, New CISA Directives, & More

Friday Five: New Malware Threats, Lingering Challenges for CISOs, & More

Friday Five: The Fight to Secure Critical Infrastructure, AI's Double-Edged Sword, & More

What is the New Swiss Data Protection Act, and How Do You Achieve Compliance?

Friday Five: Data Security Challenges in 2024, Compliance Updates, & More

Friday Five: Insider Threats, Compliance Woes, Fighting Espionage, & More

3 Data Masking Techniques and How to Implement Them

Friday Five: FCC Combating Malware and Cybercrime, Mac Malware, & More

Friday Five: Ransomware Gangs Taken Down, a Rise in Zero-Day Exploitation, & More

Getting to Know Fortra's Digital Guardian for Data Loss Prevention (DLP)

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