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How Secure Is Cloud Storage? Features, Risks, & Protection

eSecurity Planet

Cloud storage is a cloud computing model that allows data storage on remote servers operated by a service provider, accessible via internet connections. Local storage prioritizes direct access, potential cost savings, and reduced reliance on the internet, yet lacks the scalability and security of the cloud.

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RSAC insights: Concentric AI directs Google’s search techniques towards locking down data sprawl

The Last Watchdog

In order to extract value from the Internet, data sprawl first must get reined in. Solving data sprawl has now become a focal point of cybersecurity. Today sensitive information, especially unstructured data , routinely gets dispersed across multiple cloud-connected platforms. This has always been the case.

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Five Key Points When Preventing Cybersecurity Attacks in a World of Hybrid Working

Security Boulevard

Workers are connected to corporate systems via their home internet provider, as are their mobile phones. Clearswift’s Adaptive Data Loss Prevention minimizes the risk of accidental data loss, data exfiltration, and cyber-attacks and reduces any impact on day-to-day communication.

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Cybersecurity Awareness Month Blog Series: Using Technology to Safeguard the Nation’s Critical Infrastructure

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

If we focus primarily on perimeter defense, we will continue to see data breaches and exposure to our critical infrastructure. Perimeter defense, while necessary, is not enough to protect our sensitive data. The Vormetric Data Security Platform.

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How to Prepare for the Future of Healthcare Digital Security

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

In an effort to meet compliance requirements – and with an eye towards cutting costs – the healthcare industry has turned its attention towards embracing digitally transformative technologies, including cloud, big data, Internet of Things and containers. respondents reported using these technologies with sensitive data.

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How to Comply with GDPR, PIPL, and CCPA

eSecurity Planet

When it comes to managing cybersecurity risk , approximately 35 percent of organizations say they only take an active interest if something bad happens. CCPA defines personal information similarly to PIPL and includes name, social security number, biometric information, and internet browsing history. Who Does CCPA Affect?