The Defense Department certification program known as Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification, or CMMC, is currently in the final rollout stages. The CMMC’s official site describes the protocols as a “comprehensive framework to protect the defense industrial base” from increasingly … Read More
Gartner
2022 Market Guide for Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
Industry thought leader Gartner recently published its July 2022 Market Guide for Data Loss Prevention (DLP)[i]. In the thirteen-page report, Gartner laid out the most pressing needs of business networks, the data security challenges they face, and the most effective … Read More
Cloud Office Security
Cloud Office Security With the large-scale shift to the cloud in recent years, new challenges have arisen in the arena of data loss protection. Companies have had to adapt their DLP and data security protocols to suit their … Read More
A Gartner Cybersecurity Report
Cybersecurity is really a Business Decision Back in February Gartner produced published a cyber risk assessment entitled “The Urgency to Treat Cybersecurity as a Business Decision”[1] In this paper, Gartner senior analyst Paul Proctor describes many important trends within … Read More
Symantec the Black Hole of DLP & Data Protection
Symantec the Black Hole of DLP & Data Protection The demise of mega security vendor Symantec has been known in the IT industry for years now. Once one of the biggest names in a slew of platforms, from … Read More
Badmouthing Data Loss Prevention (DLP) is Fashionable
Badmouthing Data Loss Prevention (DLP) is Fashionable Is DLP Really Dead? I recently came across several digital security vendor sites who describe themselves as a “DLP alternative.” Perusing through their pages, I came across comments such as “DLP … Read More