Email Security Case Study: United International Pictures
The challenge of increasingly sophisticated phishing campaigns Since 1981, United International Pictures (UIP) has distributed more than 1,000 films under licence, all around the world. As a key player in the movie industry, it has been responsible for more than 100 Academy Award® winners. One of the biggest threats to their data is phishing. In […]
Email Encryption in 2023
If you’ve been in security longer than fifteen seconds, then you’ve almost certainly heard the line: “Encrypting data strengthens its securityâ€. Or something like that anyway. There’s certainly no denying it’s true, if it’s encrypted then it’s worthless to anyone who doesn’t have the key or ability to decrypt it, so that’s a win. It’s […]
DSPM – Don’t believe the Hype(cycle)?!
Each year Gartner release their hype cycle for Data Security. The Gartner Hype Cycle is intended as a graphical representation of a market’s appetite for a technology area, in this case specifically technology relating to Data Security. Gartner’s analysts spend their time diligently collating information on things like market adoption, public interest, and maturity of […]
Drop BCC not BOMBS!
Over a month ago the UK and other coalition forces withdrew from Afghanistan. What followed was a mass evacuation of people and citizens whilst the Taliban resumed power after their 20+ year hiatus. Fears circulated in the media of brutality against those who had helped the UK and US forces, driving those left behind into […]
DORA – What’s Next and How Can I Prepare?
In this Video, Data Security experts HANDD, outline key dates and stress the need for a proactive approach to DORA Compliance in January 2025. Watch Now
DLP: Do not pass go, do not collect £200
The absolute best way of securing information or machines holding information is to isolate them. Categorically disconnect them from other machines, lock them away, air gapped networks, zoned off rooms and all that stuff. This is not a realistic possibility, we are more connected than ever before, we’re working on planes, trains, from coffee shops […]
Data Discovery – Stop the ROT
Storing data costs money. Why waste money on storing data you don’t even need? Data Discovery tools are a well-placed tool in the armoury of IT and Security professionals, but they could also help you save money, by effectively just tidying up! ROT Data is a term used to describe data which is duplicated, old […]
Cyber Security: Protect What You Have
There is a saying often used when discussing the route to happiness: “Want what you have.†Its origins aren’t entirely clear. I’d originally thought it to be something profound from a Buddhist movement, but Google seems to suggest an author or other famous folk. Essentially, what it means is: if you want what you have […]
Could Data Classification Help Towards DORA Compliance?
If you’ve started to become sick of all the webinars, LinkedIn content, the vendor proclamations that the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) is worming its way into being then you’ll be pleased to read that this isn’t just another DORA blog! The reason you’re seeing so many of those is that the real guts of […]
Blobfish! The Store of the Azure BLOB
The smooth-head blobfish, Psychrolutes Marcidus is a deep sea dwelling fish from the coastal waters of Australia and New Zealand. Its main characteristic is that is looks hilarious, like a sad man perhaps, as you can see from the graphic below. Why am I talking about a blobfish’s habit and characteristics on a data security […]