The PCI Security Standards Council released a new tool Tuesday designed to help small merchants better protect their customers' payment card data.

A California jury ruled earlier this month that Elec-Tech International Co., a Chinese competitor of semiconductor company Lumileds, misappropriated trade secrets belonging to Lumileds, and used them to develop ETI's energy efficient LEDs.

Learn about role-based access control (RBAC) in Data Protection 101, our series on the fundamentals of information security.

18 data security professionals address key concerns for banks and credit unions when it comes to securing sensitive information.

Navigating United States data breach laws can get confusing. Each state has its own set of laws, and some are stricter than others. Check out our infographic and comprehensive state-by-state guide to steer your way through U.S. data breach laws.

What organizations need to know when it comes to implementing encryption, the function of encryption, and how failing to encrypt data can lead to compromise.

At Black Hat on Thursday two researchers described how they were able to use intelligence, transactional data, and predictive analytics to help identify payment card fraud victims.

18 cybersecurity pros weigh in on the considerations companies should make and the mistakes to avoid when building an enterprise data loss prevention solution.

Learn about what a data breach insurance policy is, what one covers, and whether one may be right for your organization, in this week's Data Protection 101.

When we began planning for this year's Black Hat, we were excited by the idea of giving one lucky attendee a Jibo, a cute, social family robot. Like Digital Guardian, the robot was born in Boston. Billed as the "world's first family robot," Jibo was founded by a MIT roboticist. Last fall Jibo even landed on TIME Magazine's coveted list of the 25 Best Inventions of 2017, alongside the iPhone X and the Tesla Model 3. Cut to last month, just weeks before Black Hat: We learned the future of Jibo may not be so bright. The company hasn't officially gone out of business – yet – but it looks like our little robot friend may soon be in the market for a new gig.

Facebook this week said it removed a series of pages believed to be involved in a deceptive political influence campaign.

Learn about NIST SP 800-171, a set of guidelines designed to ensure federal data remains confidential when shared in nonfederal systems, what it covers, requirements, and more, in this week's Data Protection 101.

Threat hunters looking to learn new tricks, especially around behavioral analytics, and forensics, will want to add Tim Bandos' talk to their Black Hat schedule.

What are the advantages of a multi-tenancy SaaS architecture? How does it differ from single tenant instances? We break down the differences and highlight the benefits of implementing a SaaS solution for data protection in this blog.

After years of hinting it would do so, Google finally began marking HTTP pages that collect information as "Not Secure" in Chrome this week.

Learn about the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or FINRA, its function, and the scope of its rules, in this week's Data Protection 101, our series on the fundamentals of information security.

21 cloud security pros share their recommendations for organizations looking to move to a cloud-based security platform.

A hospice in Tennessee didn't realize until months after suffering a phishing attack that it may have resulted in the access of sensitive protected health information.

Headed to Black Hat next month in Las Vegas? Digital Guardian has events planned all week at our booth, #920, and around Mandalay Bay. Read on for the full scoop.