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9 Ways to Prevent Third-Party Data Breaches in 2022
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Abi Tyas Tunggal
Abi Tyas Tunggal
August 8, 2022

Data Breaches

Ransomware Attacks: How to Protect Your Employee Credentials

Learn how to implement an effective security strategy for minimizing the impact of ransomware attacks.
Edward Kost
Edward Kost
September 29, 2022

5 Ways Tech Companies Can Prevent Data Breaches

Learn why the tech industry is a high-risk data breach target and how effective security policies can drive data protection across the supply chain. 
Catherine Chipeta
Catherine Chipeta
September 19, 2022

6 Ways Finance Companies Can Prevent Data Breaches

Learn how finance companies can prevent data breaches with robust security measures.
Catherine Chipeta
Catherine Chipeta
September 15, 2022

What Is the Average Cost of a Data Breach in India?

Learn about the average cost of a data breach in India and the key drivers influencing this figure.
Axel Sukianto
Axel Sukianto
September 2, 2022

What Constitutes a Data Breach?

For a security incident to constitute a data breach, the exposure of sensitive data must be intentional. Learn more about data breaches.
Catherine Chipeta
Catherine Chipeta
August 9, 2022

Your Password Was Exposed in a Non-Google Data Breach: How to Respond

Learn how to respond to the Google Chrome alert: “Your password was exposed in a non-Google data breach”.
Catherine Chipeta
Catherine Chipeta
September 8, 2022

Biggest Data Breaches in US History [Updated 2022]

Discover the top 20 biggest data breaches ever to occur in US history.
Kyle Chin
Kyle Chin
August 5, 2022

13 Biggest Healthcare Data Breaches (Updated June 2022)

A list of the biggest data breaches rocking the healthcare industry in 2022, ranked by degree of impact.
Edward Kost
Edward Kost
August 8, 2022

How to Detect Data Exfiltration (Before It's Too Late)

Data exfiltration is a critical cyber threat that needs to be intercepted quickly. Learn how to detect and prevent data exfiltration before it's too late.
Edward Kost
Edward Kost
August 11, 2022

10 Biggest Data Breaches in Finance [Updated August 2022]

This regularly updated list analyzes the biggest data breaches in the financial services sector. Learn the key errors that lead to each breach event.
Edward Kost
Edward Kost
August 22, 2022

Ransomware Attacks Vs. Data Breaches: What's the Difference?

Ransomware attacks are evolving into data breaches which could disrupt notification strategies. Learn the difference between the two cyberattacks.
Edward Kost
Edward Kost
September 29, 2022

6 Most Common Causes of Data Leaks in 2022

Learn about the common cause of data leaks and how to prevent these critical data breach risks.
Edward Kost
Edward Kost
August 8, 2022

What is Data Loss Prevention (DLP)?

This is a complete overview of data loss prevention (DLP). Learn about DLP best practices in this in-depth post.
Abi Tyas Tunggal
Abi Tyas Tunggal
August 8, 2022

Check your Amazon S3 permissions. Someone will.

Companies regularly host sensitive data on Amazon's S3. Sometimes they forget to close it off to the internet. Here's a guide to make sure you don't.
Abi Tyas Tunggal
Abi Tyas Tunggal
May 26, 2022

Don’t Use Production Data In Your Test Environment: The Impact Of Leaked Test Credentials

Read about why your third-party vendors and test environments should not contain production data, and how to protect your customers by taking a few steps.
Kaushik Sen
Kaushik Sen
May 12, 2022

What is an Incident Response Plan?

An incident response plan is a set of written instructions that outline your organization's response to data breaches, data leaks, and cyber attacks.
Abi Tyas Tunggal
Abi Tyas Tunggal
June 6, 2022
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