Author Archives: Rob Sobers
Varonis DatAdvantage Now Supports Hitachi NAS
IDC forecasts that by 2020 we will be generating 40ZB (that’s 40 trillion gigabytes) of data. With this level of data growth, we need powerful, cost-effective hardware to store it and intelligent, scalable software to manage and protect it. Today, … Continue reading
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Varonis Comes Up Big at 2013 Network Products Guide Awards
We are very proud to announce that Varonis was awarded 3 Network Products Guide Awards this year! Gold Winner for Best Access Product – DatAnywhere Gold Winner for Best Compliance Product – DatAdvantage Bronze Winner for Best White Paper – … Continue reading
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Internal Data Loss is Riskier Than You Think
In an excellent blog post, Gartner research director Anton Chuvakin poses the question: is an Excel spreadsheet full of credit card numbers on a poorly permissioned internal file share considered a data breach? Many information security pros and even some … Continue reading
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The Essential Guide to US Data Protection Compliance and Regulations
We’ve written a lot about compliance and consumer privacy over the past few months. One of our chief bloggers, Andy Green, has been neck-deep in compliance documents–keeping track of what’s changing and who’s being impacted. He’s been reviewing case files … Continue reading
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Varonis Named 2013 CODiE Finalist for Big Data
We’re extremely honored to have been named for Best Big Data Solution in this year’s CODiE Awards alongside great companies like Metamarkets and Tableau. We consider the Varonis analytics and recommendations engine to be one of the most actionable, value-producing … Continue reading
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Astronauts Passing Time Browsing the Web
If you monitor who is visiting your website with Google Analytics Real-Time, you too may notice 41 visitors from the International Space Station browsing your content. I started to think that we hadn’t really considered file syncing from space as … Continue reading
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GCHQ’s Job Application Site is a Plain Text Offender (And Other Rookie Mistakes)
Rookie mistakes. Everyone makes them. Even crafty old veterans fumble the ball every once in a while. In the field of data security, however, small mistakes can result in really big problems. This morning, university student Dan Farrall reported that … Continue reading
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Peak Security
How would you feel if your bank told you that only half of your money was safe? At any given time, 50% of your total assets are subject to theft or loss. That would be unacceptable. Unfathomable, right? Banks couldn’t … Continue reading
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A Checklist to Help Your Family Improve Their Online Security
Rich Armstrong of Fog Creek Software, makers of the excellent productivity app Trello, created a handy checklist with sound advice that you can send to friends and family to help them avoid identity theft, malware, or a hijacked PayPal account … Continue reading
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Bring Your Own Demise [INFOGRAPHIC]
Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) is certainly not new, but its effects on security and employee behavior are still largely undetermined. To quantify the impact of personal devices in corporate settings, Varonis conducted a short survey and compiled the results … Continue reading
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