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Data Security Best Practices: 7 Tips to Crush Bad Actors

In today’s hyper-connected world, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to ensure your data is protected. With users accessing networks from multiple locations, data passing through unpredictable endpoints, and a rampant increase in cybercrime, establishing and maintaining data security best practices has never been more important. According to the Identity Theft Resource Center, there were 2,365 cyber attacks in 2023, a 72% increase over 2021.

Top Strategies for Preventing Accidental Data Shares in Real Time

In today’s cybersecurity landscape, it’s not enough to guard against external threats. Employees have access to so much sensitive information and so many ways to share it that it’s easier than ever to leak data accidentally. These accidental data shares can jeopardize your organization’s compliance standing, expose your systems to threat actors, and cost you business. Everyone makes mistakes.

How to Keep Your Data Safe in the Cloud with the Best Backup Software

When it comes to file storage, it's not just a case of storing your files in the cloud and the job’s done. You have to take more steps to protect against data loss, corruption, accidental deletion, or ransomware. Whenever you store anything, it is essential to back up your files for complete reassurance that no matter what happens to your device, you will always have a backed-up version of your files that you can recover.

Five Challenges of National Information Assurance and How to Overcome Them

The National Information Assurance (NIA) Policy is a framework for offering organizations a foundation for information security management. It was designed and developed to aid organizations with the necessary steps to ensure information security, from assessing and classifying risk to choosing and implementing controls for mitigation.

5 Steps to Data Security for Sensitive Information in Construction

Discover how handling sensitive data, such as building drawings, impacts compliance and business success in the construction industry. Securing project information is crucial to protect your reputation, avoid costly cyberattacks, and ensure long-term customer trust. Learn actionable steps to safeguard your data and meet industry compliance standards. Featuring insights from industry experts. Explore more resources on data security.

The Problem With Third-Party Breaches: A Data Protection Dilemma

Time and time again, organisations face an escalating threat to their data: Third-party breaches. As businesses increasingly rely on external vendors and partners for various services, the security of sensitive information becomes more vulnerable. This poses the question: Are traditional security measures still effective or obsolete in protecting vital information?

Patient Data Security in Healthcare Marketing: A Critical Necessity

Nowadays, patient engagement through online tools forms an important part of healthcare marketing. The use of digital channels to reach out to patients requires that patient data security be considered with the seriousness it deserves. Healthcare providers have access to critical personal information. Hence, protecting this data is a basic tenet that goes beyond just being a legal requirement. More so because trust between them and their patients has to be cemented.

Protecting Sensitive Data Sharing on Social Networking Sites

As organizations embrace social media for networking, marketing, and recruiting, platforms like Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and X (formerly Twitter) have become integral to business operations. While social networking sites offer numerous benefits for productivity, collaboration, and engagement, they also introduce significant security challenges, particularly concerning the handling and potential exposure of sensitive data.

How Microsoft E5 Security Helps Protect Healthcare and Patient Data

In the healthcare industry, safeguarding patient data is not just a regulatory requirement but a moral imperative. With the increasing digitization of health records and the rise in cyber threats, healthcare organizations need robust security solutions. Microsoft E5 offers a comprehensive suite of security features designed to protect sensitive healthcare data. Coupled with Trustwave’s Microsoft expertise, organizations can get the most out of their E5 investments.