Data Security 101: Data Security Terms and Concepts

You know you should keep your data secure, but do you know how? Do you know the meaning of terms like compliance, multi-factor authentication and data tokenization? If not, this post is for you. Keep reading for an overview of core concepts and methods for securing data. Caveat Before we get started, we should note […]

Data Encryption 101: The Quick Guide to Data Encryption Best Practices

You hear all the time about how important it is to encrypt data. But what does encryption actually mean? Which best practices should you follow when encrypting your data? Which tools are available for data encryption? Keep reading for answers to these pressing data encryption questions. What is data encryption? Put simply, data encryption is […]

Data Breaches Due to Unencrypted Information Represent a Huge Business Risk

Data breaches of unencrypted sensitive information occur often, and many are highly publicized. Businesses are thrust into the spotlight and scrutinized for scandalous lack of oversight and accountability around data security. And even though these breaches happen at the IT level, the burden and the blame for a data breach usually falls on C-level leaders […]

AES vs DES Encryption: Why Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) has replaced DES, 3DES and TDEA

Every so often, we encounter someone still using antiquated DES for encryption.  If your organization hasn’t switched to the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), it’s time for an upgrade. To better understand why: let’s compare AES vs DES encryption: Data Encryption Standard (DES) What is DES encryption? DES is a symmetric block cipher (shared secret key), […]

Why Data Encryption is Critical to FinTech

FinTech (financial technologies) is transforming the financial services industry. FinTech professionals from banks and credit unions to insurance companies deal with huge amounts of private data on a daily basis – and the best way to keep it secure is with encryption. Not only are companies deploying encryption as a security best practice, but it […]