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Imposter fraud is the second-most common type of fraud reported to the Federal Trade Commission, with around one-fifth of all cases resulting in financial loss to the victim. This often occurs because of a failure on the part of organizations to protect personally identifiable information (PII). Fraud is only one type of attack that may occur. Phishing is another exceptionally common data security threat. It often results from crawlers collecting email addresses, one type of PII, on the open web.

Organizations collect and use personal data for a variety of purposes, often without considering the impact on data privacy. Individuals are increasingly more aware of how their data is being used and the lack of say they have over the process. Data privacy and protection regulations are in place around the world to protect consumers and stop their personal information from being misused.

Personally identifiable information, or PII, is sensitive information that can identify an individual. Industry or data protection laws often regulate this type of data, requiring that organizations handle PII according to specific practices. It’s all too easy to make mistakes when working with PII, so we've highlighted six common scenarios to look out for.

The demand for digital transformation has accelerated, with 62% of technology leaders sharing that they fear they are at risk of being displaced by competitors who innovate more quickly. Enterprises are increasingly transitioning from monolithic to microservices architecture, with the goal to accelerate application development, speed up innovation and reduce time to market.

Almost every aspect of our lives deals with data in some way. By 2025, the world could be producing 463 EB (exabytes, a unit equaling 1 billion gigabytes) of data each day. That’s why it’s more crucial than ever to keep personal data safe yet easily accessible to those allowed to view it.

If you're storing or processing education records, it's absolutely essential that you're familiar with FERPA. But what is FERPA exactly, and how does FERPA relate to data privacy? We go over everything you need to know.

Every data-driven business is terrified of the prospect of a data breach. Exposing sensitive data could mean reputational damage, loss of clients, and heavy fines under emerging privacy laws. But every data-driven business also wants to make use of its data. Business intelligence (BI) platforms allow anyone to build complex and detailed dashboards that help them understand the organization’s current state. How do you resolve this tension? One approach is to build a privacy-first data structure.

We talked to cybersecurity expert Anastasiia Voitova about all things related to mobile app security: from the first and most important steps teams should take to prevent potential attacks to reaching a high level of DevSecOps maturity.

Unfortunately, most of us have had our sensitive data or personal information compromised at one point or another. Whether the leaked data involves credit cards, a bank account number, a social security number, or an email address, nearly everyone has been a victim of a third-party data breach. In 2020, over 155 million people in the U.S. — nearly half the country's population — experienced unauthorized data exposure.

When people share their personal information with an organization, they’re performing an act of trust. They trust you to keep their data safe from hackers, and they trust you to use their data only for legitimate purposes. While many organizations honor this trust, others do not. As a result, governments worldwide are rushing to pass data protection legislation that puts the power back in the hands of people.