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 […]

Top Regulatory Compliance Frameworks for 2021

GDPR. DSS. NIST. These are just some of the acronymous names of major regulatory compliance frameworks that organizations need to know today. With so many arcane acronyms with which to contend, it can be hard to keep track of which regulatory frameworks apply to what. If you’re struggling to keep your compliance rules straight, this […]

How Telco Firms Can Improve Compliance and Decision-Making without Stifling Innovation

In the telecommunications field, you’re faced with two challenges: making the right business decisions in a rapidly-changing environment, and adhering to regulations (especially those related to data privacy). Not making the right business decisions means that you’re not competitive, yet regulatory non-compliance is expensive, not to mention damaging to your reputation. There is a solution […]

Best Practices in Data Storage: What Types of Data Should be Retained?

Even if you analyze your data in real time, storing data for extended periods is important for compliance and other reasons. But what types of data should be retained and how long should you keep it? Keep reading for some insights on data storage. Data analytics requires data storage These days, real-time data analytics should […]

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 […]

Regulations Remain Top Security Challenge for IT Professionals

To the consternation of IT professionals everywhere, data security challenges continue to evolve each year. Precisely’s Annual Security Survey for 2019 highlighted the challenge of the adoption of cloud services as well as the increasingly distributed nature of data. Even in the midst of emerging issues, some challenges remain constant. For example, regulatory compliance continues […]

CCPA Brings Data Management to the Forefront

While January 1, 2020 marks the start of a new year and a new decade, it’s also the dawn of a new era in the State of California. On that day, the California Consumer Privacy Act (the CCPA for short, also known as AB375) becomes law. Even if you don’t have a business in California, this sweeping […]

Get Your Data Ready for 2020

As we kick off 2020, lets wrap up some of our content from 2019. Here’s some blog posts on looking forward to 2020 to get you going in the new year! How to modernize your traditional database in 2020 If your data center is like many others, you have several important applications that rely on […]