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Emily Heaslip

March 1, 2021

As phishing attacks grow, its important to understand social engineering and how it manifests.

Emily Heaslip

February 24, 2021

VPN is an important component of your company’s remote work security features. Learn how to get the most out of one.

Emily Heaslip

February 23, 2021

Stolen credentials are among the biggest threats to data security across industries, accounting for around 80% of data breaches. In 2022 alone, nearly half of breaches during the first six months involved the theft of passwords and user accounts.

Michael Osakwe

February 18, 2021

At the end of 2020, we hosted a webinar alongside Sisense's Chief Security & Trust Officer, Ty Sbano titled Securing Best of Breed SaaS applications in 2021. The discussion focused on reviewing the most important security trends of last year and how that should inform security programs this year. As 2021 continues to progress, these are the 4 trends and lessons we think are worth keeping in mind.

Emily Heaslip

February 15, 2021

If the last year has taught us anything, “hope for the best and plan for the worst” should be the new mantra of business owners and IT professionals. No one could have predicted the global pandemic that wreaked havoc on industries and businesses around the world; yet, those companies with a business continuity plan were far better off than those without one.

Chris Martinez

February 3, 2021

The Nightfall blog is a resource for information security professionals to learn more about the challenges we face in the industry. Every week, Nightfall publishes news and insights from the world of cloud security to help you stay current with the cybersecurity world and better prepare for threats before they become serious problems.

Emily Heaslip

February 3, 2021

Compliance regimes may seem burdensome, but the goal of these policies is to prevent a devastating data breach that can bankrupt a business and cause myriad problems for consumers. It’s important to understand the differences between compliance and security, as well as how data loss prevention (DLP) allows your organization to accomplish both objectives efficiently and affordably.

Emily Heaslip

February 1, 2021

Strong data loss prevention (DLP) requires a multifaceted process that requires layering tools, policies, and approaches. In addition to having a range of network, endpoint, and cloud DLP solutions in place, businesses need a strong foundation of policies, guiding principles, and rules underpinning the approach to data security.

Emily Heaslip

January 28, 2021

Every business needs to enforce strong data policies — backed by data loss prevention tools –– and dedicate an investment in time, money, and effort.

Emily Heaslip

January 27, 2021

In a recent survey, 84% of organizations reported finding it difficult to maintain security configurations across their cloud services. Organizations across industries are struggling to protect their valuable information, in part because they don’t understand the extent of security measures built-in to cloud platforms. As a result, Gartner predicts that 95% of all cloud security failures (through 2020) will be primarily the customer’s fault.

Emily Heaslip

January 14, 2021

We predict three security risks will become persistent threats to businesses of all sizes going forward.

Emily Heaslip

January 13, 2021

In this guide we distinguish between network, endpoint, and cloud DLP so you can operationalize each effectively.

Emily Heaslip

January 12, 2021

When it comes to safeguarding confidential information, Atlassian relies on third-party apps, like Nightfall AI.

Emily Heaslip

December 15, 2020

Google Drive is one of the more vulnerable content service platforms to third-party risks. Learn how to identify this risk.