#data-security

#data-security

Green Grid's lawsuit claims Zihan Yuan downloaded confidential files during a personal leave, accessing sensitive company data irrelevant to her job role. The firm seeks damages.

Nearly a quarter of UK businesses detect unauthorized devices accessing corporate data at least every month, with nearly half having experienced a data breach caused by unmanaged devices during the last year alone.

Employees in advertising are reliant on AI tools for research and idea generation, with concerns about misuse and lack of verification, raising questions around productivity and information security.

"CrushFTP 10 before 10.8.5 and 11 before 11.3.4_23, when the DMZ proxy feature is not used, mishandles AS2 validation and consequently allows remote attackers to obtain admin access via HTTPS."

Over 569 data incidents occurred in the Ministry of Defence in 2023-24, revealing significant concerns about their ability to protect sensitive information securely. This is an increase from 550 incidents the previous year and includes losses of electronic devices and mishandling of protected documents.

Microsoft Teams continues to gain ground as a business collaboration tool, in part because Microsoft has tied the meeting and messaging app ever more tightly to the rest of its Microsoft 365 productivity suite over the years.

"The second that you give up your data to someone else, you've essentially reduced your privacy," Jonathan Mortensen, founder and CEO of Confident Security, told TechCrunch. "And our product's goal is to remove that trade-off."

Compromised usernames and passwords have typically been at the root of many damaging data breaches, highlighting the inadequacy of current authentication methods.

Government organizations require sophisticated tools to manage complex stakeholder relationships while adhering to strict compliance requirements.

Data security posture management (DSPM) offers a solution to effectively manage the increasing volume of data, ensuring a unified view and compliance across platforms.

Percona has announced its Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) extension for PostgreSQL, designed to secure sensitive data at rest and meet compliance requirements.

AIOps, or artificial intelligence operations, streamline and enhance IT operations, akin to a fitness watch for the datacentre, gathering data, analyzing it, and providing insights.

Criminals masquerading as insurers are tricking patients and healthcare providers into handing over medical records and bank account information via emails and text messages, according to the FBI.

Security is no longer just a department's job - it's now central to how modern companies operate.

Insider threats often stem from inadequate offboarding processes, with nearly 90% of former employees retaining access to sensitive systems post-departure, highlighting security vulnerabilities.

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