Anatomy of a ransomware attack
Ransomware isn’t a new phenomenon, but it’s effects are starting to be felt more widely, and more deeply than ever before. Behemoths like Sony, Nissan, FedEx, Kraft Foods and Deutsche Bank have all [...]
What Could Losing One Terabyte of Data Cost Your Business?
It’s no secret that your digital footprint is growing. Whether your business has 10 employees in one office or 2,000 employees in offices all over the world, you’re creating more content today than [...]
The Real Science Behind Data Quality
We’re constantly reminded of just how much data impacts our lives, from influencing elections around the world to monitoring employees at work. But there are many more situations we rarely hear about, [...]
Top 50 SaaS CEOs of 2018: Vineet Jain
It is my distinct pleasure to share with you that Egnyte CEO Vineet Jain has been named one of this year’s Top 50 SaaS CEOs by The SaaS Report. Having had the opportunity to work with Vineet for many [...]
Don’t Let Malware Hold You Ransom
Ransomware is a relatively new form of malware that poses significant threats to computer networks, even those with effective security systems. It masquerades as legitimate software and uses encryption [...]
10 Ways to Keep Your Devices and Data Secure Online
Here are my top recommendations for people who want to increase the safety of their devices and data online. Please note “increase safety,” isn’t equivalent to “ensure 100% security,” because [...]
How Could a GDPR-like US Law Raise Constitutional Concerns?
This article was co-written by Kris Lahiri, Data Protection Officer and Dawid Balut, Egnyte Architect. Based on our observations, the right to be forgotten raises the most constitutional concerns. To [...]
Should We Trust Good-Guy Hackers?
This article was co-written by Kris Lahiri, Data Protection Officer and Dawid Balut, Egnyte Architect. Businesses test for network vulnerabilities in many different ways and the public’s opinion of [...]
How to Avoid GDPR Penalties
This article was co-written by Kris Lahiri, Data Protection Officer and Dawid Balut, Egnyte Architect. Self-reporting can greatly reduce violation fines. If a company shows an effort to comply, there [...]
Don’t Forget The Right to be Forgotten
When Catwoman battled Batman in the Dark Knight Rises, all she wanted was her digital data to be erased so she could be “forgotten”. Little did she know that had she simply become an EU resident, the [...]
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