Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

A dynamic, data-centric approach is key to securing sensitive information and achieving compliance in our modern world of hybrid IT solutions, but what are the differences between RBAC vs ABAC the two common access controls approaches? Over the last two years, companies have seen an expedited shift away from using traditional methods to access their data. With more employees working remotely, we find the security controls we have spent years refining are no longer adequate.

Sensitive data often makes its way into logs. Though most of the time unintentional, these incidents have the potential to do a lot of damage, as they usually involve exposure of API keys, passwords, and customer data that can give attackers access to critical business data or put companies at compliance risk. This is why it’s important for organizations to be proactive about securing their logs.

We’re pleased to announce that Nightfall is partnering with Hanzo, a best-in-class enterprise e-discovery and investigations platform. Hanzo’s offerings, now powered by Nightfall DLP, include Nightfall’s machine learning detectors as part of Hanzo’s core functionality.

The current wave of digital transformation that has brought more and more businesses online has also introduced an unwelcome side effect: the surface area for attacks has ballooned. As individuals and businesses migrated their sensitive transactions into cloud applications, cloud service providers became responsible for providing high-fidelity data security.

The Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSP Toolkit) is an NHS operated online tool that enables organisations in benchmarking their security against the National Data Guardian’s 10 Data Security Standards (NDG Standards).

The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, known as the GLBA, was passed in 1999 under President Clinton. The goal of the GLBA was to update and modernize the financial industry. Today, it’s primarily used to protect customer and consumer information, with steep penalties for financial institutions that violate its privacy rules. Here’s what you need to know about the GLBA and its regulations.

The increasing prevalence of data breaches was discussed often in 2021 as enterprises such as LinkedIn, Colonial Pipeline, and Volkswagen were breached, exposing massive volumes of personal information and causing damage worth millions of dollars.

Our team has been hard at work with continuous updates to improve and streamline the Nightfall DLP platform. We wanted to share with you the latest platform updates guaranteed to improve the speed at which security administrators and teams will be able to remediate incidents. Here’s what’s new.