The after effects of a data breach can reach far and wide. Lesser seen impact can include the cost of remediation, revenue loss, reputational harm, national security, even human life. The ripple effect of indirect costs—monetary and otherwise—can end up impacting a company’s bottom line for years. Accounting for the …
If you’re an automotive supplier or service provider, TISAX compliance has become a prerequisite for doing business with any major German automobile company. TISAX is only a few years old, and many organizations are still searching for the right approach to it. What is TISAX and Why Does It Matter? …
On April 5, 2022, IBM unveiled IBM z16, a next-generation system with an integrated on-chip AI accelerator delivering latency-optimizing inferencing. IBM z16 is designed to: Predict and automate with accelerated AI Secure with a cyber resilient system Modernize with hybrid cloud. When this announcement dropped, the world witnessed the arrival …
While cybersecurity attacks are certainly on the rise, interestingly enough, the Ransomware Task Force has found that ransomware attacks that specifically targeted public organizations like local governments, schools, and hospitals have begun to decrease in 2022. But that doesn’t mean it’s time for security teams to relax. Vigilance and preparation …
Most often, the word “encryption” brings to mind decryption keys and complex processes that cause friction to the end users in order to access data. Because of the friction these processes create, it’s common for businesses to use alternate forms of encryption such as disk encryption to meet business or …
After a few delays, PCI DSS version 4.0 was finally announced publicly on March 31, 2022. While entities may still use PCI DSS v3.2.1 until its retirement date on March 31, 2024, there are some notable changes that should be given consideration in advance. Since the initial evolution of PCI …
Hacking and hacking back, March was certainly a busy month for cyber-attacks. From Microsoft to TransUnion South Africa, these are some of the biggest threats cybersecurity saw last month. Notorious Hacker Gang Lapsus$ Posts Stolen Source Code from Microsoft . . . In March, the Lapsus$ hacking group, infamous for …
Last month I shared a post about prioritizing data security in the uncertain future that is 2022, whether that uncertainty pertains to existing or net new privacy laws, expansions of security controls, or other regulatory factors. One thing is for certain, this year brings with it a lot of potential …
Now that PCI DSS version 4.0 has been released publicly, many organizations are asking the same question: “Now what?” With this being the first major update to PCI DSS in quite some time, there are a lot of notable changes to break down so organizations can better understand how to …
It’s true that PKWARE’s most enduring legacy has been the ZIP format that founder Phil Katz developed in conjunction with Gary Conway in the late 1980s. Katz then used this format in his PKZIP program, offering exceptional data compression for that time. The next iteration of PKWARE’s ZIP solutions was …
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has changed nearly every aspect of our lives—some more in the short-term and others, permanently. This includes the workforce, which now functions in any combination of in-person, hybrid, and remote. While some companies already had a system in place to support employees both remotely and in …
Data compromises continue to rise in 2022 after hitting an all-time high in 2021. While data breaches increased, the good news is that the number of victims is actually decreasing. Still, the vast increase in breach events points to an increasing need to practice good cyber-hygiene. These organizations unfortunately missed …
