It seems that the data security landscape is constantly changing. Every day, new threats arise and fresh best practices emerge to keep companies at the forefront of protecting sensitive information. PKWARE’s staff of experts in data security share their thoughts in our blog, highlighting the most current topics on data security, management, and reduction. Check back frequently and join the conversation.

Joe Sturonas

 


 


Joe Sturonas has been developing commercial software for over 25 years, and at PKWARE he drives technology strategy across their entire product portfolio.  As Chief Technology Officer, Joe is responsible for product development, including software engineering, documentation, quality assurance and technical support. He has extensive experience in data security, data center optimization and artificial intelligence.  Mr. Sturonas holds a BS degree from Miami University and an MS degree in Computer Science from DePaul University.


 

Posted by on in Mainframe
In the past, data center security was simpler to implement; in fact, there was a time when data center managers could see all the inputs and outputs to the mainframe in one or two rooms. However, this was when data was input via punched cards and output was recorded on tape or impact printers using ...
Tagged in: Data Encryption Data Security Mainframe
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Posted by on in Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)
Yes, at face value “Bring Your Own Device” programs seem like an excellent deal…employee purchases wireless device, not us. But, not so fast, there’s a host of security and compliance costs associated with mobile BYOD. Typically, BYOD brings the iOS® iPhone® and iPad®, BlackBerry®, and Android™ tabl...
Tagged in: Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Cloud Compliance Data Security
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Posted by on in Data Security
Alarming Research According to the 2010 Annual Study: U.S. Cost of a Data Breach by Poneman Institute, a Michigan-based research center that studies privacy, data protection and information security policy, security breaches cost $214 per compromised record and average $7.2 million per data breach ...
Tagged in: Basel II Compliance Data at Rest Data Breach Data Encryption Data in Motion Data Security Data Transfer FIPS 140-2 HIPAA OMB M-06016 PCI-DSS Secure Data Exchange
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Posted by on in Secure Data Exchange
The major obstacles that must be overcome to effectively share data between partners are: Different security format standards Different operating system or hardware platform Different security policies The use cases below explore each of these obstacles: Use Case #1: Partner chooses secu...
Tagged in: .ZIP Data Encryption OpenPGP PartnerLink Secure Data Exchange SecureZIP
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Posted by on in Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)
The bring-your-own-device trend has inspired many debates over how well data is protected in the modern business world. The bring-your-own-device trend has inspired many debates over how well data is protected in the modern business world. Experts continue to argue over whether mobility can truly b...
Tagged in: Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Compliance Data Encryption Data Security Healthcare
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