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 […]
The Key to Compliance and Data Control Success
It is absolutely impossible to achieve compliance and apply data controls without knowing what data you hold and where that data resides. If your organisation is spending hundreds of thousands on Zero Trust, XDR and Vulnerability Management but you still don’t know where the data is then how do you plan to deploy this proverbial […]
The Cost of Doing Nothing About Data Discovery
It’s always easier to do nothing. Following the path of least resistance might work in some walks of life; Buddhism actively encourages it from what I’ve heard. In Data Security though it’s rarely the right thing to do. Most things in life are a decision of A or B and one will normally require additional […]
The Importance of Protecting Personal Data
Two serious personal data incidents were reported on Tuesday, affecting residents of the UK: Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) leaked the details of Police Officers and staff UK Electoral register was hacked for 15 months and “no-one noticed†If you aren’t alarmed by this, you should be. Alarms should have been ringing before any […]
Importance of Data Discovery
Who fancies going on a journey of discovery with us? Don’t worry I’ve not been drinking de-icer again, nor am I about to get all deep and meaningful, what I’m referring to is Data Discovery, which could be both deep and meaningful for your organisation. Data Discovery, Data Lineage, Data Governance and other such practices […]