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Advanced Persistent Threats: Advanced threats

Advanced Persistent Threats (APT) are attacks in which hackers gain access to a system or network and stay there unnoticed for a long period of time. This is particularly dangerous for companies, as it gives cyber criminals constant access to sensitive data. These APT attacks also avoid detection by traditional security measures due to their sophisticated evasion and obfuscation tactics. The following article describes how cybercriminals respond to their attacks, how companies can identify warning signs of an APT attack, and best practices to reduce the risk of these threats. How Advanced Persistent Threats - APTs Work ...

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Digital Guardian: Data Loss Prevention for MS Teams
Digital Guardian: Data Loss Prevention for MS Teams

Digital Guardian offers enterprise data loss prevention for Microsoft Teams. Deep data transparency and flexible control to protect sensitive data in Microsoft's enterprise collaboration platform. Digital Guardian, a leading provider of data loss prevention (DLP) and managed detection and response (MDR), is now offering endpoint DLP visibility and security controls for Microsoft teams. The integration allows data loss prevention at enterprise level, in order to be able to protect sensitive data in hybrid working environments even better in view of the increasing use of the Microsoft collaboration platform. Seamless integration into Microsoft Teams The Endpoint DLP solution from Digital Guardian is seamlessly integrated into teams and enables ...

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Promote internal security talent

Hybrid recruiting approach against security skills shortage: With currently 86.000 vacancies, the shortage of IT specialists in Germany is still at a high level, according to a current study by the digital association Bitkom. In order to counteract this problem, however, especially in the area of ​​cybersecurity, hiring new talent for companies is only part of the solution. Once these employees have been recruited, they need continuous development opportunities to keep their cybersecurity skills up to date. Companies should also develop an internal strategy for finding and long-term retention of top talent in order to keep their employees in their roles ...

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Advantages of cloud services vs. on-premises

More security in the cloud: four advantages of cloud services compared to on-premises. Increased remote work has greatly accelerated corporate cloud adoption. For many organizations, home office has now become part of the corporate culture. However, this shift towards New Work requires a shift to new policies and security tools that are appropriate for the modern remote workplace. Endpoint protection services, if they are not already, must be migrated to cloud services to ensure data protection across the company. Because of this shift, security officers should also follow the guidelines for data security, disaster ...

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Checklist: Change of technology provider

IT portfolio checklist: When is it time to change technology providers. The time comes for every company to take stock of its technology portfolio. A comment from Tim Bandos, Chief Information Security Officer, Digital Guardian. For example, the company grew not only in size but also in business maturity, and one or more of its technology providers did not have the capacity or resources to keep up with these changes. The following is a checklist that companies can use to check whether their technology provider is still a good fit for them. Lack of innovation ...

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Data security for collaboration apps
Data security for collaboration apps Teams Slack Zoom Skype

Digital Guardian extends endpoint DLP to Microsoft Teams, Slack, Skype, and Zoom. This means that the exchange of sensitive data can be better monitored and controlled and risky data exchange can be reduced. Digital Guardian, a leading provider of Data Loss Prevention (DLP) and Managed Detection and Response (MDR), enables companies to communicate and collaborate securely from anywhere with its new DLP policy packages for Microsoft Teams, Skype, Slack and Zoom. This allows the exchange of sensitive data within these applications to be monitored and controlled and risky data exchange to be reduced. Free Policy Packs The Policy Packs are for everyone digital ...

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Data Loss Prevention with Amazon Macie

Digital Guardian deepens relationship with AWS: Amazon Macie integration and Amazon WorkSpaces support. DLP Specialist achieves AWS Advanced Technology Partner status and is available on the AWS Marketplace. Digital Guardian, a leading security specialist in the field of data loss prevention, now enables integration with Amazon Macie. This extends the protection against data loss from traditional endpoints on AWS and provides uniform data transparency. Amazon Macie is a fully managed data security and privacy service. The service uses machine learning and pattern matching to identify and protect sensitive customer data in AWS. As companies grow ever larger amounts of data ...

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Against the shortage of skilled workers: women in cybersecurity
Against the shortage of skilled workers: women in cybersecurity

The number of vacancies in cybersecurity now exceeds four million worldwide. If you relate the skills shortage to statistics on the gender distribution in the industry, it becomes clear what is causing part of this talent gap - a massive shortage of women working in this sector. Debra Danielson, Chief Technology Officer & SVP of Engineering, Digital Guardian As a cybersecurity expert with more than 25 years of technology and IT experience, I've seen the industry develop massively in many key areas, but the lack of diversity persists persistent. The theme of this year's ...

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Digital Guardian introduces protection against Ryuk ransomware
B2B Cyber ​​Security ShortNews

Digital Guardian Introduces Protection Against Ryuk Ransomware; Free new security package for Digital Guardian customers. Digital Guardian, a leading provider of Data Loss Prevention (DLP) and Managed Detection and Response (MDR), has developed a new ransomware protection content pack to detect and defend against the Ryuk blackmail trojan. The solution is available free of charge to all Digital Guardian customers worldwide. Unlike traditional data security solutions, Digital Guardian's Data Protection Platform offers deep visibility and granular controls. This enables companies to prevent data loss and combat advanced threats. Ryuk Ransomware Protection Content Pack ...

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