IT Compliance: What You Need to Know about GDPR Compliance

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a regulation requiring businesses to protect the personal data and privacy of European Union (EU) citizens for transactions that occur within EU member states. Every company conducting business within the EU will need to comply to these strict new rules by May 25th which will likely cause concerns and heightened expectations for security teams due to the broad, yet stringent nature of the GDPR requirements.

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Cyber Crime Cases: Infected USB Drives Distributed at Data Security Event

During a recent data security expo hosted by Taiwan’s Presidential Office, 54 malware-infested thumb drives were handed out to the public by the Criminal Investigation Bureau. These infected USB sticks were among the 250 drives the bureau gave to winners of a game about cybersecurity knowledge at their exhibit.

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Avoid A New Strain of Cloud Email Ransomware: Cloud Security Management

A white hacker recently developed a working ransomcloud strain that encrypts cloud email accounts like Office 365 in real-time.  A scary thought when so many organizations trust the cloud and software manufacturers like Microsoft to keep their information secure. 

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Top 25 Most Popular Passwords of 2017

Each year, researchers from SplashData revealed the worst passwords of 2017, based on the over 5 million stolen login credentials made public over the year.  Despite the continued warnings from cybersecurity experts, people continue to choose weak, easily guessable passwords to protect their most precious information.

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