After a revealing data breach, I was aghast with disbelief. At that point when I heard the news trickling in on the credit information which stands exposed, my first question was whether I was one of the large pool of potential exploited people whose individual data could be in the hands of the scammers? What…

Today’s Information Age has been marked with technological advancements and digital innovations with data relevance that is the archetype of this genre. But with digitization, security measures were also given outstanding importance and came to be relied upon heavily in case of data security being taken for a ride and offensive data breaches coming to…

In order to keep data secure and malicious agents at bay, it is important to practise this five-steps guide that will secure your perimeter from being devastated. With new roles being attributed to employees and changes in leadership, data security is very much palpable. New security end-points including employee information, customer payment information or business…

Data Protection and data transparency will grow in tandem. Data Protection will be given increased importance with humongous data being shared across platforms such as social media channels and cloud applications, while answering calls of transparency as to how data has been collated. To meet these goals, companies will have to adopt enhanced technology solutions…

Data has become the most valuable asset in today’s world. An individual’s personal data allows companies to efficiently develop, tailor and market their services and products based on user demographics, interests and spending habits. But data breaches have increased significantly over the past few years, imposing threats to an individual’s privacy. As a result, many…

Many companies are extending the reach of their networks to incorporate wireless products into their repertoire of devices. This makes the network quite vulnerable to external intruders and also complicates matters regarding the protection of the network from unauthorised access. Typically network managers implement counter-security measures to enhance security. Having said that, the question of…

Data lake and data warehouse are two types of repository for storing big data. However, this is where the similarity ends, since in general, a data lake has a flat architecture and is best suited to unstructured data, whereas data in a data warehouse is structured, and has data stored in files or folders. The…