Australia’s Data Privacy Landscape is EVOLVING QUICKLY In February 2023, the Australian government released the results of a two-year review of the 1988 Data Privacy Act. This was followed by a response in September, authored by Attorney General Mark Dreyfus, that agreed to 38 of the 116 recommendations and a further 68 ‘in principle’.

Legacy data leak prevention (DLP) solutions are failing. Simply put, they weren’t built for business environments rooted in SaaS apps and generative AI (GenAI) tools. Meanwhile, security threats are evolving at a breakneck pace, with as many as 95% of enterprises experiencing multiple breaches a year. New attack surfaces are unfurling at a rapid rate following the switch to hybrid and cloud-based workspaces.

The US Department of Defense (DoD) has vast reserves of data, and the key to warfighter advantage is leveraging relevant data as a strategic asset to gain battlespace operational advantage, accelerating operational multi-domain decision-making at echelon scale.

The United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is a federal agency that provides comprehensive healthcare services, benefits, and support to military veterans and their families. The VA operates a nationwide system of hospitals, clinics, and benefits offices focused on ensuring the health, welfare, and dignity of those who served in the United States armed forces.

We are more than excited for our next chapter ahead to build the industry’s most complete ASPM with the mission to deliver safe code, faster. Follow us on LinkedIn Cycode to continue on our journey. Join our upcoming webinar.

I’m thrilled to announce CrowdStrike’s agreement to acquire Flow Security, a pioneer in data security posture management (DSPM) and the industry’s first and only cloud data runtime security solution. With this acquisition, CrowdStrike is setting the standard for modern cloud security with complete real-time data protection spanning endpoint and cloud environments, delivering the only cloud data protection platform that secures data both at rest and in motion.

In today’s digital age, destroying data is not as easy as it once was. Before the advent of computers, if you needed to destroy sensitive government information to prevent it from falling into the wrong hands, all you often needed to do was light some papers on fire. With computers, you might think that it’s a simple matter. After all, if you’ve ever accidentally deleted a file or had a hard disk crash, you’ve probably lost data and haven’t been able to recover it.

Safeguarding classified information is paramount to the security of any nation and its allies. However, modern collaboration tools and devices have made protecting it more challenging without the proper guardrails. Understanding classified information handling requirements and the technologies that can help enforce these obligations are the keys to preventing unauthorised access, dissemination and exposure of classified information.

This month, the Nightfall team has some exciting product enhancements to share with you, including an expansion of our secrets detectors as well as brand new APIs for automated workflows. Dive in to find out what we've been working on—as well as what's coming next.