Encryption is the process of encoding information so that it is unreadable to unauthorized parties. What makes encryption so powerful is that if data is intercepted, it remains unintelligible without the corresponding cryptographic keys used to encrypt the data. While encryption remains essential to most enterprises’ data protection strategy, the proliferation of data protection regulations, […]
Imagine if you could seamlessly integrate any new Payment Card Industry (PCI) PIN requirement throughout your custom payment application with minimal effort, saving time and reducing development costs. That’s a reality for many companies. Using Prime Factors Bank Card Security System (BCSS), integrating industry changes into in-house payment applications is seamless, without requiring extensive development […]
Data has never been more plentiful or more valuable, nor has it ever been more at risk from breach. Though hundreds of billions of dollars are spent each year on cyber security, data breaches continue all over the world, and sensitive data is still frequently compromised. Why is this still happening? Surely, enterprises now know […]
What surprised us in a recent inquiry with a leading global analyst firm was not the fact that they had seen an increase in tokenization inquiries of more than 700% year-over-year; we had been seeing the same spikes on our end. It was, rather, what was happening after the initial inquiries that caught our attention. […]
The majority of data breaches today are occurring at the application layer where sensitive information is more exposed and susceptible, however a joint research survey with Entrust revealed that less than 25 percent of respondents are actually applying data protection at the application layer, instead relying on data-at-rest encryption. The challenge is that data-at-rest encryption […]
The year was 1981. It was a Wednesday, the first day of April. President Reagan was in the hospital recovering from gunshot wounds. Walter Cronkite was enjoying the first few weeks of his retirement after signing off from CBS Evening News. And just off of the University of California’s Berkeley campus on the eastern shores […]
I always find it interesting when our perceptions of how things work do not match up with reality. We were in a meeting not long ago with a large customer, discussing their encryption deployment, and a simple exchange highlighted a common misunderstanding of data protection: Us: “You may want to consider application level data protection so that your data is not in the clear when it leaves the database.” Customer (CEO): “What do you mean our encrypted data is […]
“…to subpoena-proof the cloud!” We had asked one of our largest customers what they were looking to accomplish with the deployment of our application-level data protection software. This was their response. This certainly did not seem like the typical statement of requirements for a data protection solution! I’ve been in data and network security for nearly […]
It's no longer only the concern of governments and corporations: encryption is both lock and key to cybersecurity across a range of organizations, of all sizes. In 2016, the Ponemon Institute calculated the average total cost of a data breach to be $4 million. The next two years sees the chances of 10,000 lost or […]
Cloud sharing is on everyone’s mind, even though some people still don't really understand what it is. It often helps to put a brand name to these generic services, and Dropbox is one of the most recognizable names when it comes to identifying cloud service providers. Dropbox is used at businesses around the country as a way to gain access and […]
HIPAA and HITECH rules are often discussed together for a number of reasons, and it makes sense because one is meant to be an extension of the other. However, HIPAA was developed before the days of ubiquitous technology, meaning that it wasn't properly accounting for or regulating patient privacy when it came to keeping electronic […]
