Microsoft Acquires Cloudknox Security
Microsoft strengthens its cloud security by acquiring Cloudknox to help prevent today’s alarming number of security breaches.
Data Security
Some LinkedIn User Data Was Posted
Microsoft Corp’s networking site says some LinkedIn dat has been made available for sale. As a recent Reuters report says: The incident was not a data breach and no private member account data from the platform was included, LinkedIn said in a blog post bit.ly/3uB4nEy on Thursday, adding that the information on sale is a collection of […]
The IT Security Threats Hiding in Unstructured Data
Unstructured data — the data that doesn’t have any predefined data models — can be difficult for an enterprise to locate and digest. Emails, text files, photos, videos, call transcripts, and business chat apps all congregate a ton of data, which ends up just floating around in the metaphorical ether. But what’s floating around might […]
6 Ways to Keep Microsoft 365 Data Safe
Recently, Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella, said “cloud computing has been at the forefront of human resilience against the pandemic.” Indeed, Microsoft’s productivity cloud, Microsoft 365, has helped more than 258 million users across a range of industries build resilience, ensure productivity, reimagine work and tackle unique challenges posed by the pandemic with confidence. Apart from […]
Safeguarding Your Mobile Workforce Data Security in 4 Steps
Research firm Gartner has found that, after the COVID-19 pandemic subsides, businesses will face a new kind of challenge: managing their mobile workforce data security. According to Gartner survey, 82% of business leaders plan to let employees continue to work from home in at least some capacity, while 47% plan to allow employees to do so […]
What Decision Makers Need to Know About Australia’s Lawsuit Against Facebook
Australia is suing Facebook for interfering with users’ privacy during the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
An Update About Huawei: What Decision Makers Need to Know
A recently passed bill bans government money from buying tech equipment from Huawei for American companies.
4 Wireless Carriers Might be Fined Millions for Selling Customers’ Location Data
The Federal Communications Commission is proposing to fine AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon millions for selling their customers’ real-time location data.
ISPs Claim Data Collection is a Matter of Free Speech
Internet service providers claim that the state is violating their free speech rights because a statute requires consumers’ consent to sell personal data.
If Your License Plate is Scanned by an Automated License Plate Reader, Your Data Might be at Risk
An audit in California showed that police departments that scanned license plates held onto that data for over five years without regulatory policies, increasing the risk for mishandling people’s personal information.
