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Why DLP alone can't protect Manufacturing IP (and what can)

DLP and Secude solutions work together to protect your IP data from creation to deletion - no matter where it travels. Here’s how. Engineering simulations. Machinery instructions. Prototype designs. CAD software is essential across the modern manufacturing production chain and contains manufacturers’ most confidential intellectual property (IP). Yet, much of the manufacturing industry still relies on Data Loss Prevention (DLP) tools to protect its CAD data.

Falcon Data Security Secures Data Wherever It Lives and Moves

In modern organizations, sensitive data lives everywhere and is constantly moving. It is created, accessed, transformed, and shared across endpoints, browsers, SaaS applications, cloud services, GenAI tools, and agentic workflows. CrowdStrike is introducing CrowdStrike Falcon Data Security to protect data across constantly evolving business environments.

Beyond Firewalls: Why User Behavior Data Is Becoming Essential to Modern Security

For decades, cybersecurity has been defined by barriers. Firewalls, antivirus software, encryption protocols, each designed to keep threats out and systems protected. These tools remain essential, but the nature of digital risk has changed. Today, many security incidents don't begin with external breaches alone. They emerge from within normal activity, subtle shifts in user behavior, unusual access patterns, or unexpected interactions that go unnoticed until it's too late.

Common Mobile Data Security Mistakes Businesses Make

Businesses rely on mobile devices more than ever, yet many teams still underestimate how easily mobile data can slip into the wrong hands. A single unsecured mobile device can expose personal information, business emails, and even sensitive account numbers. Employees move between offices, homes, and public spaces throughout the day, which increases cybersecurity risks without anyone noticing. Strong habits and clear systems reduce exposure, but many organizations repeat the same mistakes that weaken data security and create preventable vulnerabilities.

Top tips: Protecting your data when the world feels unpredictable

Top tips is a weekly column where we highlight what’s trending in the tech world and share ways to stay ahead. This week, we’re taking a moment to think about something that often gets overlooked. When the world feels unpredictable, our routines change. We rely more on our devices to stay connected, informed, and reassured.

How to protect sensitive data: A practical guide for individuals

Protecting sensitive data is essential in today’s digital world, where personal information is stored across multiple devices and online accounts. From financial details to login credentials, even small pieces of data can be used by cybercriminals if they fall into the wrong hands. The good news is that you can protect sensitive data with simple, practical steps.

Microsoft Purview Brings AI Readiness, Data Security, and Continuous Compliance

Microsoft Purview is a powerful platform, but power without expertise can lead to underutilization, misconfiguration, and missed opportunities. Across industries, organizations are grappling with a common set of challenges: The stakes are high. A single compliance incident can cost organizations between $100,000 and $5 million in fines and penalties. And that figure doesn't account for the reputational damage, operational disruption, and remediation costs that follow.

Best sensitive data discovery tools for hybrid environments in 2026

Sensitive data discovery tools vary widely in hybrid coverage, identity context, and time-to-value. Most platforms handle cloud or on-premises infrastructure well, but rarely both. The strongest options connect discovery to identity and permissions, turning a file inventory into actionable risk intelligence. For Microsoft-heavy hybrid teams, that integration determines whether discovery produces reports or drives remediation.

FERPA Compliance in Higher Education: Controlling Access to Student Data

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) has governed how universities handle student records since 1974. Fundamentally, FERPA is a federal privacy law that grants students the ability to exert some meaningful authority over their academic information. At the same time, it also assigns responsibility for the maintenance and safeguarding of student education records to the universities that maintain them.

How to Protect Sensitive Data from LLMs | AI Data Privacy Demo

AI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini and other LLMs are powerful — but what happens when sensitive data gets sent to them? In this video, we demonstrate how Protecto AI prevents sensitive information from reaching LLMs using Masking APIs and Unmasking APIs. You’ll see a real workflow where user prompts containing credit card details and personal data are automatically masked before being processed by an AI model like Gemini 2.5 Flash.