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Nightfall Launches Cloud DLP for Microsoft Teams

San Francisco, CA, November 2, 2023—Nightfall AI, the leader in cloud data leak prevention (cloud DLP), announced the launch of the industry’s only AI-native DLP solution for popular communication app Microsoft Teams. Microsoft Teams continues to grow as a top enterprise collaboration tool, with over 300 million monthly active users reported in Q3 of 2023. As the dominant communication app in highly regulated industries (e.g.

3 Things You Need to Know About the Okta Breach

In a recent security breach, a threat actor with stolen credentials was able to access Okta’s support case management system. That support case management system contained several HAR files, or HTTP Archive files, in support tickets. A HAR file is a JSON-based file format that records and stores detailed information about the interactions between a web browser and a website.

Guard Data Against the Pirates of the Cyber Seas

While the days of swashbuckling pirates terrorizing the seven seas may be long gone, modern data pirates abound in the vast cyber seas. They set out to steal your company’s crown jewels – data. Today’s document management systems are filled with treasure ready for the taking, from personal data to credit cards and intellectual property worth billions. But beware, your motley crew can pose just as significant a risk as the pirates roaming the cyber seas.

US data transfers: are they allowed?

US data transfers... are they allowed? Well. Yes. It depends....it’s complicated. Let’s get stuck in and I’ll explain all. In July this year, the EU Commission made an adequacy decision for the new EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). This can be seen as Safe Harbor 3.0. Essentially, in most scenarios, data transfers from the EU to the US are now permitted without the need for other mechanisms such as Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs).

Understanding the Implications of Data Sovereignty and Why Data Residency may be a Better Choice for Your Business

The variety of cloud services that store organizational data continues to proliferate in type and number leading to tension as more governments, policymakers, and organizations consider (or are in the process of) implementing mandates requiring that specific types of data remain within geographical borders. Many organizations need to navigate these data management compliance mandates while also satisfying the competing needs of expediency, cost-effectiveness and, of course, data security.

5 Ways to Protect Your Company's Valuable Life Sciences Data

Despite increasing cybersecurity awareness across the industry, Life Sciences firms continue to experience significant cyberattack volume. In fact, published reports indicate that average Life Sciences data breach now costs more than $5 million, while Life Sciences and Healthcare organizations perennially top the annual list of data breach costs by industry.

Unlocking Compliance: Quebec's Law 25 and Data Privacy

In today’s data-driven world, privacy and data protection are paramount. One of the most significant developments in data privacy is Quebec’s Law 25, also known as Bill 64, which was officially adopted on September 22, 2021. This landmark legislation represents a significant step in modernizing Canada’s privacy landscape and introduces several key provisions that businesses must be prepared to address.

Announcing beta support for PHP, alpha for Go and Python

PHP holds the bar as one of the most popular and sought-after technologies for web development. As W3Techs shows, PHP code is running on 76.8% of all websites around the globe. We are very excited to announce that the latest version of Bearer now supports PHP in Beta, with more than 50 rules already available, providing a good level of security risks and vulnerabilities coverage. For the PHP support in this release, we have included a strong focus on the popular Symfony framework.