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Data lifecycle management (DLM) is the process of safeguarding data appropriately throughout its existence. The basic data lifecycle stages are creation, storage, data usage, sharing and destruction: Figure 1. The 6 basic data lifecycle management stages The goal of DLM is to ensure data security and regulatory compliance during all stages without throttling business productivity. Achieving this goal requires different processes and policies at various times during the data lifecycle.

On March 1, 2023, the US White House released the long-awaited National Cybersecurity Strategy. As a product manager, I am often the voice of the customer, and our customer’s should be excited about this strategy. Throughout the strategy it is clear that the needs of the end users have been prioritized compared to other stakeholders. After reading this cover to cover, here are some nuggets of insight that our customers should be aware of.

On Wednesday, March 1, 2023, Cisco published an advisory of a critical severity vulnerability impacting 6800, 7800, and 8800 series IP phones. The vulnerability allows for unauthenticated execution of arbitrary code. The vulnerability was responsibly disclosed to Cisco by a security researcher, and security patches are available to remediate the vulnerability.

You can protect your online privacy by being aware of and cleaning your digital footprint; using strong, unique passwords for each of your accounts; not oversharing on social media; reading privacy policies carefully and more. Continue reading to learn more about online privacy and the steps you can take to protect yours.

Businesses looking for serious compliance street cred often turn first to ISO 27001. ISO 27001 is a globally recognized framework that outlines and defines information security management system (ISMS) requirements. Because being ISO 27001 certified demonstrates an organization meets best practices for information security, ISO certification can give businesses a significant competitive advantage. If you’re weighing ISO 27001 vs.

Salt has long benefited from the unique support that comes from being part of the Y Combinator accelerator program (Salt was in the Winter 2016 batch), and all these years later, we’re thrilled to have been named to not one but two of YC’s Top Company lists – the Top Private YC companies 2023 and the YC Breakthrough Companies 2023. For the Top Private list, it’s deja vu all over again, since we made that list last year as well.

"Crunchy on the outside, chewy in the middle". That's how Google described its perimeter-based security targeted high-profile companies such as Google, Adobe, Akamai, Rackspace, etc., with said primary reason of modifying the source codes. In response, Google initiated a perimeter-less and trustless access control system now popularly known as BeyondCorp. BeyondCorp comes from a realization that VPN perimeter network security is obsolete.

More and more, people are completing the entire real estate transaction process online. From searching for properties to signing documents, online convenience can make the process easier and more efficient. However, with all of this activity taking place on the internet, it is important to be aware of the potential security risks that come along with it.

We have been talking about eXtended Detection and Response (XDR) for some years now, but despite being a buzzword in the industry, a fundamental question remains: what are we really talking about here? According to Gartner, which first defined the term in 2020, XDR is a vendor-specific threat detection and incident response tool that natively integrates multiple security products into a cohesive security operations system.