In 2002, the United States Congress passed the Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Act in response to the infamous Enron and WorldCom accounting frauds in which investors and shareholders collectively lost billions of dollars. This act aims to bring transparency to all public companies’ financial matters and corporate governance and the firms representing them in the United States.… (more) SOX Compliance
Privacy, data security, and information handling are among the biggest concerns that organizations have when working with SaaS companies and service providers that store data in the cloud. Enterprise companies and multinationals, in particular, are concerned about a vendor’s data handling and security standards as much as its product or service quality. Companies often, find… (more) SOC 2 Compliance
Privileged users know all the big company secrets and have access to the most vulnerable parts of the corporate network–precisely why they are an essential part of any organization. But despite its unrestricted access to data and corporate servers, privileged user activity often remains unseen. This puts most organizations at a greater risk of data… (more) Privileged User Monitoring
Cloud security engineers install and monitor security measures for digital platforms in the cloud. The security layer is extremely important in protecting the data integrity of an organization that uses the cloud regularly. Organizations are quickly realizing the importance of having highly trained engineers to provide data protection techniques. Data breaches can be incredibly costly… (more) Cloud Security Engineer Salary – What You Can Expect to Make
The average person checks their inbox 1-3 times every day. This means that there are 1-3 opportunities for you to receive malware or other malicious emails. There might also be times where unauthorized people may read the private emails you sent to somebody else. So what should you do to stop it? Stop opening emails… (more) The Best Way to Encrypt Your Email (Gmail and Outlook)
A healthy approach to file security balances the ease of user access with appropriate protections. Essentially, the goal is to minimize the number of hoops employees and customers have to jump through to get what they need, while at the same time ensuring that unauthorized access is completely prohibited. The best file security solutions do… (more) How to Secure Every Single File
It’s 10pm. Do you know where your documents are? Unless you’re buying a car, getting married, or waiving your rights to sue the trampoline park, the most important documents in your life are digital. How well are they protected? These days, documents are shared between colleagues, customers, and businesses at a breakneck pace in the… (more) What is Document Security?
Since its acquisition by Broadcom, Symantec cloud security has been developing tools to serve the needs of Global 2000 organizations. The consumer portion of Symantec is now a separate entity (Norton LifeLock), leaving the company free to focus on scalable security solutions with rich compliance and governance capabilities. By reorienting the company in this way,… (more) The Complete Guide to Symantec Cloud Security
Cloud security gateway refers to an emerging product category that consolidates several critical security services within a single platform. The exact services merged depend on the vendor, but all cloud security gateways function as a safeguard for all enterprise traffic, sitting between users and the internet, cloud applications, and company resources. The best cloud security… (more) What is a Cloud Security Gateway?
More companies are moving to the cloud with Amazon than any other vendor. Security is a big part of why. Amazon Web Services (AWS) has a full set of tools built to help people conduct business safely across the most complex IT environments. As with any cloud service, security is a shared responsibility between provider… (more) The Complete Guide to Amazon Cloud Security