Why Data-Centric Security Matters

• May 20, 2021
• Data breach, Data security, Insider threat

• Information security is a big arena, and it seems like there are more and more holes to plug every year.  Most organizations focus on perimeter-based security intending to keep out the bad guys.  Unfortunately, that doesn’t address the accidental or malicious exposure of sensitive information by trusted insiders.  Enterprise based data-centric security is security for individual files that keep data safe even after it’s left a company’s secure network — and that can be...

• Information security is a big arena, and it seems like there are more and more holes to plug every year.  Most organizations focus on...

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IP Protection Over Workflows? “People don’t want their productivity to dip”

• May 7, 2021
• Cybersecurity, External collaboration, Insider threat, IP Theft, Sensitive Unstructured Data

• How to stop intellectual property leakage and theft in manufacturing? That was the topic of a discussion hosted by Fasoo at the 2021 Apex Assembly Tech Leaders Northeast Summit. CTO Ron Arden spoke with Hillary Fehr, Senior Cyber Security Researcher with GE Gas Power, and Chris Babie, Staff Cyber Security Researcher with GE Gas Power, about the challenges of IP protection in the manufacturing enterprise.  In Part 1 of this conversation, IP Protection: “We...

• How to stop intellectual property leakage and theft in manufacturing? That was the topic of a discussion hosted by Fasoo at the 2021 Apex...

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What’s the Biggest Challenge Manufacturing Companies Face in Their Fight Against IP Theft?

• April 26, 2021
• Data breach, Data security, Insider threat, IP Theft

• Did you know April 26th is World IP Day? It was designated by the member states of WIPO, the IP forum of the United Nations, to increase the general understanding of intellectual property and how it enables technological innovation. Let’s celebrate with a roundup post. Perhaps you enjoyed the recent discussion on this blog with GE Gas Power cybersecurity researchers Hillary Fehr and Chris Babie of the challenges involved with protecting IP in manufacturing?...

• Did you know April 26th is World IP Day? It was designated by the member states of WIPO, the IP forum of the United...

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IP Protection: “We need a tool with a wider scope”

• April 20, 2021
• Data security, External collaboration, Insider threat, IP Theft

• At the 2021 Apex Assembly Tech Leaders Northeast Summit in March, Fasoo hosted a discussion on IP protection in manufacturing. CTO Ron Arden spoke with GE Gas Power cybersecurity researchers Hillary Fehr and Chris Babie about protecting R&D, product designs, specifications, and other sensitive intellectual property (IP).  * The typical person in a business creates and interacts with about 50 files a day. Most of this information is sensitive unstructured data or data contained...

• At the 2021 Apex Assembly Tech Leaders Northeast Summit in March, Fasoo hosted a discussion on IP protection in manufacturing. CTO Ron Arden spoke...

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The IP Protection Capability More Manufacturing IT Leaders Wish They Had

• March 24, 2021
• Data security, Insider threat, IP Theft, Sensitive Unstructured Data

•   Global manufacturers in innovation-driven industries are ramping up their document protection against intellectual property theft. Can you guess what tops their priority list when selecting or expanding enterprise-wide digital rights management (DRM)? Here’s a hint. But first, a quick look at the court dockets. Did you hear about that lawsuit filed by Intel in February against a former employee who joined Microsoft? Talk about an IP theft textbook case. Intel accuses [PDF] a...

•   Global manufacturers in innovation-driven industries are ramping up their document protection against intellectual property theft. Can you guess what tops their priority list...

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Manufacturing: 5 Top Factors to Consider When You Select Enterprise DRM

• February 18, 2021
• Data breach, Insider threat, Sensitive Unstructured Data

• The rising wave of industrial espionage and intellectual property theft has manufacturers on edge. Are you tasked with finding the right Enterprise Digital Rights Management (EDRM) solution for your company? Check out these five tips from IP protection experts in manufacturing.  * Are you looking into EDRM solutions to ramp up your organization’s IP protection?  Congratulations, buckle up and hold on for the ride.  Because this is mission-critical to your company’s future, it’s only...

• The rising wave of industrial espionage and intellectual property theft has manufacturers on edge. Are you tasked with finding the right Enterprise Digital Rights...

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Go Beyond Compliance to Reduce Cyber Risk and Insider Threat

• December 16, 2020
• Data breach, Data security, Insider threat, Sensitive Unstructured Data

• Data breaches make headlines every day and companies across the globe struggle to meet changing privacy regulations, such as the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the upcoming California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) and of course, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Data security is very high on the list of corporate priorities with most concentrating on protecting databases containing personally identifiable information (PII). Sensitive information subject to privacy or industry regulations is not found...

• Data breaches make headlines every day and companies across the globe struggle to meet changing privacy regulations, such as the California Consumer Privacy Act...

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Trade Secrets and Insider Threats – Levandowski’s Are Everywhere

• May 17, 2020
• Data security, Insider threat, Sensitive Unstructured Data

• Insider threat has been an issue for many years, but the consequences of these events have a strong and long-term impact on your business. If competitive advantage isn’t enough reason to protect sensitive data, how about the legal costs? The risk posed by insiders is again, in the spotlight as Anthony Levandowski, a founding engineer at Google’s autonomous vehicle project, now known as Waymo after it was spun off in 2016, is convicted and...

• Insider threat has been an issue for many years, but the consequences of these events have a strong and long-term impact on your business....

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How Can Your Remote Workforce Collaborate Securely?

• April 29, 2020
• Data breach, Data security, External collaboration, Insider threat, Print security

• Never has there been a better litmus test for seeing how agile your business is than responding to a pandemic. A recent survey by leading research firm Gartner confirmed that most businesses will shift some employees to remote work permanently as a result of COVID-19. Even from home, employees need to collaborate securely with colleagues, partners and customers to stay productive and meet deadlines and goals. While video chat and instant messaging lets you...

• Never has there been a better litmus test for seeing how agile your business is than responding to a pandemic. A recent survey by...

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Collecting Laptops From Terminated Employees? Protect Unstructured Data

• April 16, 2020
• Cybersecurity, Data breach, Data security, External collaboration, Insider threat, Privacy

• I read a Tweet recently from “Accidental CISO” about collecting laptops from terminated employees during the pandemic that I deemed retweetable (if that is a word).  Some comments focused more on the hardware – how to get it back – but this got me thinking more about what is actually on the hardware. What sensitive information, like intellectual property, might reside on them?  It also made me think, in a situation like this, how...

• I read a Tweet recently from “Accidental CISO” about collecting laptops from terminated employees during the pandemic that I deemed retweetable (if that is...

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