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Building continuous data protection against ransomware attacks

The largest ransomware attack in history - WannaCry - tore across the globe in 2017, infecting a quarter million machines in more than 150 countries. Since then a lot has changed in the world of ransomware, but have we learnt anything?...

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Database Security: Which solution is best?

Peerspot users review the highest reviewed solutions in the database security market.

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Data privacy in 2022 – are you still compliant?

Legal compliance and digital trust are the two main issues pushing investment into privacy in 2022, as organisations wrangle with a growing number of privacy regulations and customer demand for improved transparency.

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CPRA: A look at the state of California’s data privacy law

A look at California’s new and more robust data privacy legislation - California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA).

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Will state-level privacy laws drive the case for a US federal regulation?

California has been the standard bearer for US state privacy laws in recent years. But as more US states pass their own GDPR-like laws, what do these state-level laws mean in practice, what do companies have to contend with state to...

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DevOps without automated data resilience is a flaky recipe

DevOps might be a peacefully paired portmanteau that links developers to their operations counterparts more harmoniously for accelerated workflow, but it also has an accelerating factor that applies across a wider blast radius to...

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Tech you need to know: homomorphic encryption

As part of its 2021 Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, analysts at Gartner recently called out homomorphic encryption as an emerging technology organisations should explore to help secure competitive advantage. This article...

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What will happen around the world of data in 2022?

Data has become critical to businesses, but how will they manage this critical asset in the future? And how will infrastructure, policy and business costs all change in response?

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5 cybersecurity myths that are compromising your data

Poor cybersecurity has been identified as the most pressing threat to businesses today. Barry O'Donnell, Chief Operating Officer at TSG busts the top myths around cybersecurity and how you can address them.

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India’s data protection challenge

India’s Personal Data Protection Bill cannot come soon enough as a wave of cyberattacks hits the nation.

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Just how smart is open banking?

82 percent of polled consumers use open banking, yet more than 40 percent say it's "dangerous" - what's going on?

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