Best Practices for Data Loss Prevention

Creating effective DLP policies is a constantly evolving process. Awareness Technologies has put together a check list to help your organization adhere to a stronger DLP policy: 1. Start by monitoring the organization 2. Then create “report only” policies to watch for efficacy—clean them up if necessary. Only then put very clean policies into enforcement mode while leaving “iffier” ones in...

10 Data Protection Tips

In the wake of the myriad of data breaches that have occurred the reality of protecting your proprietary data is quintessential to your company’s security and competitive edge. Below are some quick examples of how else to prevent data breaches. Read more: First, and foremost a computer monitoring software like InterGuard with its Data Loss Prevention DLP solution will help to prevent insiders from leaking...

Data Breach: A Statistical Reality

     Cyber-attacks have been at the forefront of everyone’s mind lately, especially with the recent reports of Sony, Epsilon, Citigroup Inc, RSA, Barracuda Networks, the CIA, Central Intelligence Office and a multitude of others. A recent survey from Ponemon Research found that 90 percent of the 583 U.S. companies surveyed said that they’ve been hacked in the last year.      “Gartner claims that...

Sensitive Medical Information Goes Missing

A laptop containing hospital records of over eight million people has gone missing, according to a report in The Sun.      “The laptop was one of 20 that have gone missing from a store room at London Health Programmes, based at the NHS North Central London health authority. According to the report eight have been recovered with the search ongoing for the other 12. The loss occurred three weeks ago but has only...

The Triangulation of Time Wasted

       Time wasted at work is becoming a major issue for employers ranging from small-to-medium business all the way to the Fortune 500 companies. This delinquent behavior poses a challenge for employers especially at a time when meeting demand is absolutely critical for today’s success.      The average employee wastes between 30% and 40% of their day surfing the Internet for personal/non-work related...