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.
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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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Posted by on in Data Security
The information security landscape becomes increasingly complex, making it difficult for many organizations to navigate the solutions available and how to optimally implement them. In addition to the ability to encrypt data, businesses must also contend with the cost of the software and the actual i...
Tagged in: Data Breach Data Encryption Data Security Security Budgets Security Trends
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