A Wake-Up Call for IT Security: Are Your Compliance Practices Fit for the Test?

The present IT environment is complex in nature, and much more than a handful of technical people operating and controlling systems with a few virus prevention tools. The complexity has increased manifold with a growing number of security threats being identified everyday. The security of confidential data is under question with potential risks from malicious…

Best Practices for Threat management

‘Cyber security threats’ is now the core topic of discussion amongst enterprises and will continue to be in the coming years. This is because security concerns have assumed unimaginable dimensions in the past years, posing a major challenge to the survival of businesses. Hence enterprises are now focusing more on curbing threats and making their…

Is Your File Data at Risk?

According to market analyst firm IDC, file data accounts for nearly 80% of business data and has been growing at a rate of 60% every year. With such overwhelming growth in the volume of sensitive data files, persistent insider threats and complex regulatory mandates for data protection, there is immense pressure on organizations to secure…

Implications of the ‘Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform & Consumer Protection Act’, on Data Security

While the financial services regulatory reform bill signed into law by President Obama last week will take some time to be put into practice, several industry experts have noted that this extensive legislation holds immense significance for information/ data security. Creation of a new consumer protection agency at the Federal Reserve, provision of new powers…

Choosing the Right Vendor for Your Business

Keeping your security system up-to-date is highly crucial. Hence it is always a good idea to partner with a security service vendor, who can help fulfill your security needs. In this context, it is important to understand that selecting a suitable vendor is just as significant as choosing the right software tools with the right…

New Security Standard for SMBs to Protect Cardholder Information

You must have read the news about a new security standard for SMBs- Visa changes rules for SMBs: be PCI DSS compliant or face penalties– Primarily focusing on safeguarding customers_blank’ confidential data after making payment using a credit card, this new security standard requires SMBs accepting credit/ debit card payments to enroll into the PCI…