Cybersecurity

Cyber-attacks increase threefold, yet there are 4m unfilled cybersecurity positions
In 2020, the world experienced an unprecedented increase in cybercrimes amid COVID-19. In fact, data breaches increase 273 percent in the first quarter, compared to 2019, according to a new study from cloud computing company Iomart. Thanks to the additional vulnerabilities that opened up as people work from home, moves to take

How to build better risk models in 3 steps
Fraud is at a record high – nearly half of all businesses had experienced fraud in the past two years. This excerpt of the Explorium’s guide on enhancing risk models explains how to build them better in three steps. Every few years, whether global, local, or industry-specific, a major event

Three VPN use cases you should know about
What is a VPN? How is it used? Why is it needed now more than ever before? Read on. Do you want to protect your online identity, stay safe on public wifi or bypass censorship on the internet? Then this article is for you. First a little background on how

Consumer data might be the new oil, but who gets to decide how it’s used?
From the Cambridge Analytica scandal to GDPR and data breach headlines, the idea that consumers should know how their data is used is gaining traction with governments and consumer groups. What does this trend mean for companies that rely on consumer data for their business model? Right now, consumer data

Everything you want to know about GDPR’s Right to be Forgotten in Blockchain
What is the big problem with the right to be forgotten (right to erasure, Article 17) under the GDPR? As Blockchain generally is immutable, and the GDPR requires personal data to be deleted – many people therefore conclude that it is impossible to store any kind of personal data on

New York Deploys its SHIELD Act; Is the Tech World Ready for Tougher Regulation?
What is the Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security (SHIELD) Act? How does it affect the residents of New York? What does it mean for the future of companies? Read on. The past few years have seen data breaches affecting millions of people in ways ranging from harmless to

Data Monetization in a Pro-Privacy World
For over the last decade, some of the most successful companies on earth have made their riches by mining user data and selling it to advertisers. The big question is whether this will continue to be a sustainable business model with the ever-mounting scrutiny on data privacy and if not

One year of GDPR: What has changed or what hasn’t?
Was this a transition year for data protection? How much were the fines collected in the first year of GDPR? What regulations have been enforced so far? Here is all you want to know about GDPR, after a year of its implementation. The European Commission started in January 2012

Why There Are IT Outages – And What to Do About Them?
What do fat fingers, power failures, and Godzilla have in common? Answer: They have all been responsible for IT outages that, even if they aren’t caused by Godzilla, can cause monster-sized budget holes for companies. How monster-sized? A Rand Organization report says that according to 98% of organizations, IT outages

Four Data Challenges Posed by the Connected Car
Car-generated data is set to transform the auto industry and the consumer driving experience, but there are significant challenges along the way. What’s the most disruptive trend in the auto industry today? If you answered “electric engines” or “self-driving cars,” not so fast. The real game-changer for the industry