Can You Stop Former Employees Taking Your Data?

It’s a good question and one that many organizations don’t think about thoroughly. You take a lot of time onboarding an employee by doing background checks, checking references, and determining what information systems and data access the person needs to do her or his job. You may have a comprehensive provisioning system that grants access to all applications and data. But how about when someone leaves? It’s great that you de-provision access the INSTANT...

It’s a good question and one that many organizations don’t think about thoroughly. You take a lot of time onboarding an employee by doing...

As 2017 gets underway, cyber security legislation will strengthen and force businesses to change the way they approach information security. At the federal level in the United States, the US Congress and President have proposed numerous updates to existing regulations and new regulations to cover all facets of cybersecurity. These include the Cyber Preparedness Act of 2016, Cybersecurity Systems and Risk Reporting Act and others. At the state level, legislation was introduced or considered...

As 2017 gets underway, cyber security legislation will strengthen and force businesses to change the way they approach information security. At the federal level...

Technology advancements and rapid digitization of corporate information has made it easier for modern companies to conduct everyday business transactions. Today, business data is easier to access and share, giving companies the opportunity to reach more customers and conduct business quicker. At the same time, the unprecedented volumes of data created, accessed, shared, stored and the variety of sources is forcing companies to re-evaluate their cyber-security approach. The collaborative nature of how business is...

Technology advancements and rapid digitization of corporate information has made it easier for modern companies to conduct everyday business transactions. Today, business data is...

Hardly a week goes by without a new data breach making the headlines. Companies in different industries are constantly re-evaluating their security postures to determine how best to deal with the protection of sensitive and confidential data. A lot of effort is focused on financial and customer data, but most companies overlook all of the sensitive employee information they possess and the risks associated with storing and accessing it. This is a major area...

Hardly a week goes by without a new data breach making the headlines. Companies in different industries are constantly re-evaluating their security postures to...

Companies share a lot of confidential data with third parties. Who is responsible for keeping that data secure? Is it the originating company or the third party? Or both? This week American Express sent letters to card holders about a possible data breach. According to reports “an unauthorized person or group accessed the system of a third-party service provider prompting American Express to warn customers that card member information may have been compromised.” The...

Companies share a lot of confidential data with third parties. Who is responsible for keeping that data secure? Is it the originating company or...

Today, nobody argues that the healthcare industry is a gold mine for the bad guys and theft of protected health information is becoming a regular event. The “Verizon 2015 Protected Health Information Data Breach Report,” indicated that 90 percent of industries in the medical and health care arena have experienced a PHI breach and with all the reports in the media, it is clear to everyone that the situation has reached a critical point....

Today, nobody argues that the healthcare industry is a gold mine for the bad guys and theft of protected health information is becoming a...

Recently I was in a meeting with a global pharmaceutical client in New Jersey who told me of the importance they place on their highly secure, centrally managed and monitored persistent security platform to protect against data theft and ensure that their valuable R&D information cannot be lost or inadvertently sent to a competitor. As the meeting ended, I was informed of the news about the charges brought against five people in the Untied States around trade...

Recently I was in a meeting with a global pharmaceutical client in New Jersey who told me of the importance they place on their...

I recently wrote an article about the security of sensitive information in the HR department. While everyone interacts with the people in human resources, most of us don’t think about all the sensitive information they have. Most of us think about benefits and our 401K when we think about dealings with HR, but there is a lot more sensitive data that is under their control. They also deal with your healthcare information, information about...

I recently wrote an article about the security of sensitive information in the HR department. While everyone interacts with the people in human resources,...

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