You might have seen the headlines from the past couple of weeks detailing how some employers were demanding employees hand over their Facebook passwords or else. Privacy violation? Just a little. Unfortunately, the House voted down an amendment that would … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: March 2012
How to Accelerate Your Upgrade From Office 2003 with Office Migration Planning Manager (OMPM)
Yesterday I was speaking with an attendee at Data Connectors Boston who is involved in a project to upgrade his company’s workstations to Office 2010 from Office 2003. There are a few compatibility issues to be aware of when upgrading … Continue reading
Forensic Investigation of Data Theft (Part 3)
In my last post, we determined that someone added a fictitious user account, “Allen Carey,” to Active Directory and this account was used to steal trade secrets from “Alpha Chemicals.” Fortunately, you had the foresight to install the DatAdvantage suite … Continue reading
7 Recommendations for Data Protection by Forrester’s Andras Cser
Last week Varonis hosted a webinar on using strong identify context to help protect data, where I was joined by Andras Cser of Forrester. Andras shared really interesting insights on the impact of data breaches, what got stolen, how they … Continue reading
Improve Data Protection, Win $500 Gift Card
Regulation in IT is nothing new, especially for those of us who’ve ever worked in the financial, government or health care sectors. What’s changing is the breadth of regulations–how much we actually need to do–and the types of information and … Continue reading
Using Varonis: The Path Beyond Data Classification
(This one entry in a series of posts about the Varonis Operational Plan – a clear path to data governance. You can find the whole series here.) Data Classification is important because it helps us figure out where the most important … Continue reading
In Data Security, You’re Only As Strong As Your Weakest Link
Reporter: “Why do you rob banks?” Willie Sutton (bank robber): “Because that’s where the money is.” That’s Sutton’s law. It seems obvious, but it’s so very true. The law also holds true for hackers– they will attack systems that store … Continue reading
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