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What’s going on with your systems? Who’s trying to access that restricted share or server? Who’s printing too many files? Who in your organization is spending a lot of time watching videos of cats or running some application that’s a known vector for vulnerabilities? You don’t know? You should...

You have risk, everybody has risk. How do you manage it? We look at data – all kinds of data and what it can tell you can help identify and mitigate risks. We are not just talking about Data Loss Prevention (DLP); we are talking about the vulnerabilities that...

All companies have data – whether they are a large retailer, a financial firm, a manufacturing company or even your local dentist – everyone has data and lots of it. Therefore, every company is also an IT company. They have to be, otherwise how do they handle all of...

You have defined ownership, you have classified data, and you have created a solid Data Governance Policy. Now, how to manage what is going on with your data, identifying who is accessing it and what they should be doing with the information. Do you have tools in place that...

Do you know who owns your data? Who’s the person in your organization that’s responsible for that HR share with a “salaries.xls” on it? Who should you talk to about that server that’s on its last legs and needs to be replaced? Who’s the right person who can make...

Most companies have an eye on the intruder, the hacker, but how many of them are keeping an eye on their own staff! A Ponemon Study from earlier this year (check it out) shows that most companies don’t have enough information to know if their own employees are putting...

For as long as people have been collecting data, there has been the need to secure that data to ensure that only the people that must have access do have access. The idea around Data Security is locking down the data, all data, regardless of the type of data...

You have a directive from the top – institute a data governance policy! More and more of those in leadership positions are recognizing the need to mitigate risks to the organization by having a data governance policy. So, who decides what that will look like? It’s important to have...

Data Migration – more and more companies are deciding to move data. Whether it’s to the “Cloud” (amazingly, not actually a cloud, more like a farm), different repositories, new data centers, etc., data is on the move. Before you move, you should know what you’ve got. Why move stuff...