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In today's Information Age, most data is created digitally and not on paper; the sum of digital data is massive to the extent that no one can predicate its accurate size. According to Statista, the volume of data/information created, captured, copied, and consumed worldwide has reached up to 59 zettabytes in 2020. Handling the massive amount of data, special tools ...

Data security means protecting digital data from unwanted actions or unauthorized access by users. The failure to protect digital data results in a data breach, which can have a huge impact on the profitability of a business. On average this incident costs a company about $3.24 million and decreases the price of shares by 7% on average. About 60% of ...

Digital transformation is increasingly dominating organizations' IT space. The most apparent aspect was using cloud computing to facilitate business operations, reduce costs, and enhance work efficiencies. According to globenewswire, the cloud-computing industry is projected to increase from $371.4 billion in 2020 to $832.1 billion by 2025, at a compound annual growth rate of 17.5%. The increased adoption of different [cloud ...

The Privacy Problem The idea of "privacy," especially when it comes to personal data, continues to change at a breakneck pace. It is no secret that almost every social media platform and search engine collects millions of data points about their users. The data is used for countless applications ranging from harmless (targeted ads) to downright diabolical (selling data ...

Pressure is ramping up for cybersecurity teams. As noted by Forbes, attack volumes increased by 435% in 2020 alone, ransomware cost companies more than $11.5 billion, and at least 125 distinct malware families have now been detected worldwide. The result? It is not a matter of if your business will come under fire. Instead, it is a series of stressful questions: ...

One of the telltale signs that you might have a nefarious entity lurking around your network could happen without even knowing it. Some Hacker groups tend to cover their tracks after they perform a payload. One way bad actors can clean up after themselves is by clearing the security event logs for the systems they are working on. Having the ...

Security Operation Centers (SOCs) is the central unit that handles all security issues on an organization level. SOCs receive alerts from all the SIEMs and other security monitoring tools that an organization has in place and analyzes those alerts to determine what is going on within the company network. It is a great place to begin your cybersecurity career because ...

Building a robust cybersecurity program often feels like an impossible task. This feeling can be caused by complex enterprise environments, company politics, vendor scaremongering, and jargon-packed marketing material that promises to provide you the silver bullet for the next-gen fileless malware. It doesn't have to be this way. If we boil cybersecurity breaches down and peel away the marketing, we find ...

As the world moves steadily to become fully digital, organizations of all sizes and across all industries utilize digital solutions to facilitate work operations and communicate with customers. The rapid pace at which the IT industry advances raises many challenges for organizations, especially when developing IT solutions to enhance digital transformation efforts. DevOps is a set of philosophies, tools, and practices ...

One of the best security measures for any organization is to improve employee security awareness. This is because an organization can enhance its cybersecurity team's efforts by educating and engaging all employees. This way, the employees can help reduce risky behavior, report suspicious emails or activities, and improve an organization's cybersecurity posture at little to no, additional cost. Develop Interactive ...