Security News

Cloud compliance: Falling out of it could spell doom
2021-11-16 06:52

In this Help Net Security interview, Bill Tolson, VP of Global Compliance and eDiscovery at Archive360, talks about the importance of cloud compliance and what companies can do meet the requirements when shifitng to the cloud. What industries are more at risk of cloud compliance issues and why?

When it comes to collaboration tools, firms struggle to keep up with security and compliance
2021-10-26 03:00

Surveying 100 key executives across financial services, Theta Lake found that 83% of respondents are turning off key productivity and usability features of collaboration platforms like Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Webex due to their organizations' technical inability to adhere to relevant regulatory compliance and security requirements. Collaboration tools need appropriate compliance oversight The top three collaboration features considered to be threats or challenges to privacy and security include: files uploaded or transferred in chats, links shared in chats or onscreen and screenshares.

Compliance does not equal security
2021-10-19 06:00

Compliance was the primary driver for many businesses to build a cyber security program. Starting with frameworks like The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and Visa's Cardholder Information Security Program - which later evolved into the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards, or PCI DSS - failure to meet compliance requirements was met with strict penalties that included hefty fines or the inability to process payments.

Which technologies can help legal and compliance teams navigate a changing landscape of risk?
2021-10-07 05:00

In this interview with Help Net Security, Zack Hutto, Director of Advisory Services at Gartner's Legal and Compliance Practice, talks about the challenges legal and compliance teams are facing and the technologies that can help them. As digital transformation initiatives continue - or accelerate due to the pandemic - and many companies consider strategic pivots, legal and compliance teams face both new risks and shifting risk tolerances, forcing teams to adapt their advice and support to their respective organizations.

Organizations putting security and compliance at the forefront to strengthen trust perceptions
2021-10-07 04:00

Organizations are more frequently embedding trust metrics into their request for proposals to ensure that potential vendors can also be trusted ecosystem partners. Trusted ecosystems help improve an organization's brand, reputation, and strengthen trust perceptions, which, in turn drive stronger business performance.

Mobile app creation: Why data privacy and compliance should be at the forefront
2021-09-13 05:30

Creating such a custom-made experience requires collecting personal data - and when considering the criticism massive tech companies are garnering for their misuse of sensitive information - mobile app developers must prioritize data privacy and compliance. Data privacy and security and the mobile app creation process.

Enterprise automation adoption surging, security and compliance area jump by 171%
2021-09-13 03:30

The anonymised data reveals major shifts in automation priorities as organizations responded to the pandemic, seeking to boost efficiency, increase sales conversion rates and manage their finances more closely. As customer interaction shifted online, the customer support department saw the biggest increase in automation use, up by more than 290% year-over-year.

Compliance failures caused by lack of embedded controls into employee processes
2021-09-09 04:30

Compliance teams that don't embed their controls into employee processes face a significantly higher rate of compliance failures, according to a survey by Gartner. The survey of 755 employees in April 2021 found these failures linked to unnecessary compliance burdens for employees.

Security and compliance still a challenge for container architectures
2021-08-24 04:00

While adoption of container architectures and microservices continues at an impressive pace, maintaining automated and proactive security and compliance is a particularly acute challenge for respondents, a NeuVector survey of more than 1,200 enterprise DevOps professionals reveals. Most interestingly: while container and Kubernetes security was cited as a top concern, many respondents also reported that their current security tools and practices are not well-matched for meeting ongoing security requirements.

Socure appoints Debra Geister as VP of product commercialization, compliance, and regulatory
2021-08-18 22:30

Socure announced the continued growth of its executive leadership team with the addition of Debra Geister as vice president of product commercialization, compliance, and regulatory. Geister will work closely with regulators and customers to ensure that Socure products meet the industry's ever-evolving and extremely complex regulatory standards.