Big Data Means Big Risks

The research firm Binaryedge says it found more than a petabyte of data stored in high performance databases like MongoDB is exposed to the public Internet.

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DDoS As a Cover for Data Theft

Distributed denial of service attacks are IT teams' worst nightmare - but they may be the least of your problems, experts say.

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Forrester’s research report outlines S&R trends professionals should watch for in 2015

Get the latest in-depth Forrester report that urges S&R professionals to closely integrate threat intelligence into the defenses being used at the enterprise.

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18 Questions about Splunk and Digital Guardian

Here are 18 great questions about our integration with Splunk (and other SIEMs), answered by Tony Themelis, VP of Product Strategy here at Digital Guardian. This Q&A was taken from our webinar, “How Splunk + Digital Guardian Protect Data from Advanced Threats.”

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How to Protect Your Android Device from the Stagefright Vulnerability

The Stagefright vulnerability puts millions of Android users at risks - learn how to protect your Android device from infected text messages.

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The False Security of Classified Data

The Joint Chiefs of Staff is investigating a hack of their unclassified email server. Is that better than a hack of their classified email? Don’t be so sure.

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Ashley Madison: The Information Economy’s Love Canal?

The hack of married person “hookup” site Ashley Madison is just the latest evidence that we need to reconsider the rewards and the risks of data in our information economy.

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Communicating the Data Security Risks of File Sharing & Cloud Storage

We asked 34 data security experts how companies can best communicate the security risks associated with file sharing and cloud storage to employees - see what the experts had to say.

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Cloud File Sharing Leads to $250K HIPAA Fine

A leak of patient health information through a cloud-based file-sharing platform contributed to a $218,000 HIPAA fine against a Boston hospital. Medicus emptor!

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How to Watermark Any File with Digital Guardian Secure Collaboration

This is the fourth installment in our How -To series: an ongoing set of product posts full of tips and tricks for getting the most out of Digital Guardian Secure Collaboration.

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