GDPR Compliance: For many companies, it might be time to panic
The new privacy regulation or GDPR is only a month away, coming into force in May 25. According to the Crowd Research report "60% of surveyed organizations are likely to…
Healthcare Industry Worst in Stopping Insider Data Breaches
"The healthcare industry had 750 cyber incidents last year, with 536 involving data disclosure. Cybercrimes continue to be a serious threat” and "businesses continue to put themselves at risk by…
What Value is the GDPR Compliance for Contact Centres?
GDPR compliance is not all bad and "getting your compliance ducks in a row ahead of the deadline could hold great potential for a more efficient use of resources and…
Online security 101: Tips for protecting your privacy from hackers and spies
As a result of technological advances, companies are constantly gaining more knowledge and accumulating data about their clients. Data protection is not just a legal necessity, but crucial to protecting…
76% of US Organizations Are Concerned About Meeting the GDPR requirements
"76% of US organizations are concerned about meeting the forthcoming GDPR requirements and only 52% of U.S. businesses and 39% of global businesses are confident that they know where their…
GDPR offers one more reason to focus on your disaster recovery strategy
Under the GDPR, data controllers and data processors must “provide a copy of the personal data undergoing processing (Article 15).” Moreover, according to the GDPR, companies must also have "the…
How EU Data Privacy Rule Could Impact US Healthcare Providers
The forthcoming GDPR applies not only to EU organizations, but also to any organization that operates with data of EU citizens and individuals residing in EU countries. Understanding the rules…
Enterprise cloud adoption outstrips cybersecurity capabilities
As a larger number of enterprise companies are adopting SaaS, "61 percent of the IT staff cite data privacy as a primary concern for the growing adoption of SaaS". "Office…
VMblog’s Expert Interviews: Commvault Talks World Backup Day and GDPR
Next month, GDPR will come into force with new, strict regulations regarding data privacy. Companies that are found non-compliant not only risk the success of their business, they are risking…
New Trustwave Report Depicts Evolving Cybersecurity Threat Landscape
According to 2018 Trustwave Global Security Report "web attacks are becoming prevalent and much more sophisticated. Many breach incidents show signs of careful preplanning by cybercriminals probing for weak packages…
