Cigent gets $7.6 million to reimagine data protection at the file level
The cybersecurity startup is being backed by In-Q-Tel and other investors to bring their data defense technologies to the commercial market.
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Encryption debate could have enterprise security implications
As the United Kingdom reignites the debate over data encryption, concern about trickle down impact to businesses emerge.
New ‘digital trust exchange’ removes risks of managing PII of job applicants
The onus of responsible data stewardship fall on employing organizations, when in reality they’d probably prefer to move that burden elsewhere. Raj Ananthanpillai, CEO of Endera, believes he has created a solution to this problem.
Chrome will default to HTTPS, as Google looks to improve privacy and loading speeds
Chrome will start using the more secure protocol by default for all URLs typed in the address bar starting April 13.
Intel, DoD start sprint to make homomorphic encryption ready for real
If successful, it could thwart the hurdle that keeps the pervasive privacy and security technology out of general use.
Digital nationalism and the complexity of emerging threats for multinational companies
Nicolas Reys of Control Risks spoke with SC Media about how companies can position themselves to rebound from a year complicated by the pandemic, climate change challenges and deteriorating U.S.-China relations.
‘Ghosts of legislations past’: Policy predictions for 2021
If 2020 brought deadlines tied to various privacy and data protection policies, then 2021 means compliance – with less leniency for companies that fall short of regulations.
Forrester offers six-step governance, risk and compliance program
In a new report on governance, risk and compliance, Forrester advises top security officials that they have to prepare for more regulations around privacy and personal control over data, especially when it comes to handling medical data during the pandemic.
It’s time to prepare for fully homomorphic encryption, says IBM
In a nutshell, the capability allows computers to perform operations on encrypted information without decrypting it first – meaning data science and machine learning are possible without actually seeing the data.
EU resolution seeks compromise from tech firms on encryption backdoors
Some on social media speculated the resolution would be binding or that legislation was imminent. Neither are true. But it’s another signal that encryption isn’t settled policy in even the privacy-protective EU.
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