This month has been full of new product announcements, including integrations with Microsoft Teams and Notion, as well as various improvements to security team workflows. Read on to learn more about what we’ve been up to this month.

The variety of cloud services that store organizational data continues to proliferate in type and number leading to tension as more governments, policymakers, and organizations consider (or are in the process of) implementing mandates requiring that specific types of data remain within geographical borders. Many organizations need to navigate these data management compliance mandates while also satisfying the competing needs of expediency, cost-effectiveness and, of course, data security.

Despite increasing cybersecurity awareness across the industry, Life Sciences firms continue to experience significant cyberattack volume. In fact, published reports indicate that average Life Sciences data breach now costs more than $5 million, while Life Sciences and Healthcare organizations perennially top the annual list of data breach costs by industry.

In today’s data-driven world, privacy and data protection are paramount. One of the most significant developments in data privacy is Quebec’s Law 25, also known as Bill 64, which was officially adopted on September 22, 2021. This landmark legislation represents a significant step in modernizing Canada’s privacy landscape and introduces several key provisions that businesses must be prepared to address.

Quebec’s Law 25, also known as Bill 64, is a comprehensive data privacy law that introduces stringent requirements for organizations handling personal information. Non-compliance can have, and likely will have severe consequences for businesses, resulting in costly fines and reputation loss, which impact businesses greatly. Protegrity’s pseudonymization solutions can help organizations simplify Law 25 compliance and avoid fines.

PHP holds the bar as one of the most popular and sought-after technologies for web development. As W3Techs shows, PHP code is running on 76.8% of all websites around the globe. We are very excited to announce that the latest version of Bearer now supports PHP in Beta, with more than 50 rules already available, providing a good level of security risks and vulnerabilities coverage. For the PHP support in this release, we have included a strong focus on the popular Symfony framework.

In light of the recent data breach at Okta, it’s important to pay attention to the potential risks of sharing HAR files in SaaS data silos like Zendesk.

At Nightfall, we’re guided by our customers who trust us to safeguard their sensitive data for every application and AI tool. That’s why we’ve launched Nightfall for Notion as another step in making it simple and seamless for customers to protect their valuable company and customer information.

Data governance and protection are crucial in safeguarding sensitive information. Proper classification and data labeling is essential to ensure that the right people access the right information. Failure to implement these practices can result in data breaches, financial loss, and harm to an organization’s reputation.

You probably expect executive leadership to not just support cybersecurity efforts, but to be involved. New data shows organizations have a way to go until this is a reality. Even if an organization is completely supportive of the cybersecurity strategy, it can’t exist in a technical bubble only. It requires a lot of input – from planning to implementation – to ensure that required business objectives are met as security controls become part of operations and resiliency plans.