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Data Loss Prevention (DLP) for Salesforce
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Data Loss Prevention (DLP) for Salesforce

Data Loss Prevention (DLP) for Salesforce

Salesforce houses high volumes of customer information, support tickets, quotes and files, synced emails, tasks & notes, and much more. This data can often be accessed by teams across the company who may leverage Salesforce to provide prospects and customers with a great customer experience.

Database Security: How Cloud DLP Can Help Protect Sensitive Data
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Database Security: How Cloud DLP Can Help Protect Sensitive Data

Database Security: How Cloud DLP Can Help Protect Sensitive Data

Databases are great targets for hackers and cybercriminals. There’s a wealth of information that can be gained by infiltrating a database, from proprietary intellectual property to customer data to financial records. One of the reasons why database security is so difficult is known as “Anderson’s rule” — that the more useable and more accessible the database, the more vulnerable it is to security threats.

How to implement cloud DLP with new Nightfall tools and product updates
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How to implement cloud DLP with new Nightfall tools and product updates

How to implement cloud DLP with new Nightfall tools and product updates

The Nightfall blog is a knowledgebase for cybersecurity professionals with news and insights from the world of cloud security. Each week, we’re publishing new content to help you stay up-to-date on cybersecurity topics and to prepare you for the issues and threats that occur every day on the job.

Building Endpoint DLP to Detect PII on Your Machine in Real-Time

Building Endpoint DLP to Detect PII on Your Machine in Real-Time

Building Endpoint DLP to Detect PII on Your Machine in Real-Time

In this tutorial, we will build a lightweight endpoint DLP scanner that scans files on your device in real-time for sensitive data like PII & secrets using Nightfall's data loss prevention APIs.

Creating a custom Temporal data convertor for encryption
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Creating a custom Temporal data convertor for encryption

Creating a custom Temporal data convertor for encryption

Nightfall is a data security vendor that integrates with our customers’ third party applications (Slack, Google Drive, Github, Jira etc) to, on a continuous real-time basis, scan all content being added to these applications for sensitive data.

Data Masking Techniques and Best Practices for Data Security
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Data Masking Techniques and Best Practices for Data Security

Data Masking Techniques and Best Practices for Data Security

The risks of a data leak have never been higher. Over the last year, data breach costs rose from $3.86 million to $4.24 million, a record high. Data exfiltration, sophisticated hacker attacks, and even insider threats are forcing organizations across the board to take a more sophisticated, multi-layered approach to data security.

Deploy a File Scanner with Nightfall Data Loss Prevention (DLP) API

Deploy a File Scanner with Nightfall Data Loss Prevention (DLP) API

Deploy a File Scanner with Nightfall Data Loss Prevention (DLP) API

In this tutorial, we will create and deploy a server that scans files for sensitive data (like credit card numbers) with Nightfall's data loss prevention (DLP) APIs and the Flask framework.

How To Protect Sensitive Data with Cloud DLP
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How To Protect Sensitive Data with Cloud DLP

How To Protect Sensitive Data with Cloud DLP

A recent report from IBM found that data breach costs rose from $3.86 million to $4.24 million in 2021. This year’s estimate is the highest average total cost in the 17-year history of the IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report.

6 Cloud Data Loss Prevention Best Practices & Strategies
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6 Cloud Data Loss Prevention Best Practices & Strategies

6 Cloud Data Loss Prevention Best Practices & Strategies

Data loss prevention (DLP) refers to a category of tools and technologies that classify, detect, and protect information (data) in three states: data in use, data at rest, and data in motion. The purpose of DLP is to enforce corporate data security policies that govern where data does — and doesn’t — belong.

PCI Data Discovery Tools: Keeping Sensitive Data Protected Within Your Organization
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PCI Data Discovery Tools: Keeping Sensitive Data Protected Within Your Organization

PCI Data Discovery Tools: Keeping Sensitive Data Protected Within Your Organization

The rules set forth by PCI-DSS can seem complicated. Four levels, 12 requirements, multiple credit card brands: it’s easy to get lost in the details of PCI-DSS requirements.

Redacting Sensitive Data in 4 Lines of Code with Nightfall Data Loss Prevention (DLP) API
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Redacting Sensitive Data in 4 Lines of Code with Nightfall Data Loss Prevention (DLP) API

Redacting Sensitive Data in 4 Lines of Code with Nightfall Data Loss Prevention (DLP) API

In this tutorial, we'll demonstrate how easy it is to redact sensitive data and give you a more in-depth look at various redaction techniques, how Nightfall's data loss prevention (DLP) API works, and touch upon use cases for redaction techniques.

Developer-centric news & updates from Nightfall
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Developer-centric news & updates from Nightfall

Developer-centric news & updates from Nightfall

The Nightfall blog is a knowledgebase for cybersecurity professionals with news and insights from the world of cloud security. Each week, we’re publishing new content to help you stay up-to-date on cybersecurity topics and to prepare you for the issues and threats that occur every day on the job

Introducing Nightfall for Jira, with Real-Time Data Loss Prevention
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Introducing Nightfall for Jira, with Real-Time Data Loss Prevention

Introducing Nightfall for Jira, with Real-Time Data Loss Prevention

We’re excited to announce that Nightfall DLP for Jira now has real-time detection. Services like Jira, which are part of the Atlassian ecosystem, are among some of the most popular cloud tools leveraged by companies today.

3 Topics We’re Excited for at Slack Frontiers 2021
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3 Topics We’re Excited for at Slack Frontiers 2021

3 Topics We’re Excited for at Slack Frontiers 2021

Slack is one of the most popular collaboration tools and at their annual conference today, Slack Frontiers has kicked off their two-day virtual conference to give you a glimpse into the future of work and fresh perspectives on how to help refine your skills in navigating complex work environments.

A Definitive List of Different Cloud Compliance Standards
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A Definitive List of Different Cloud Compliance Standards

A Definitive List of Different Cloud Compliance Standards

Cloud security is not only good for consumers — but it’s also a requirement for businesses in many industries. Understanding compliance regulations (like GDPR) and security frameworks (like NIST) can help IT teams create strong, layered privacy and security controls and data loss prevention using a range of platforms and integrations

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