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Two Important Numbers from the Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report
The 2023 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report is out. And there was much rejoicing. Yay. We read it. Okay, we skimmed it (be honest, you did, too). Can you blame us? Heck, it’s nearly 90 pages long. That’s a lot of pages. It’s a short novel’s worth of pages. Long...
Seven Best Practices to Ensure File Transfer Security
Managed file transfer security is back in the news, and for the wrong reasons. A major data breach back in February resulted in the compromise and exfiltration of a lot of sensitive data from scores of companies, including many healthcare organizations. Because of it...
Meta Privacy Ruling Puts Data Transfer Back in the News
Data transfer is back in the news. On May 22, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) announced that it had concluded its inquiry into the cross-border data transfers of Meta Platforms Ireland Limited and determined that Meta had “infringed Article 46(1) GDPR when...
Coviant Software and Pro2col Bring Award-Winning MFT to the UK and Europe
If you missed the news, last week UK technology integrators Pro2col announced that they have added Coviant Software’s Diplomat MFT products to the portfolio of managed file transfer technologies they offer to their clients in the UK and throughout Europe. Pro2col...
Industry News: HIPAA-HITECH–Keeping the Compliance Engine Running on a Classic Data Protection Regulation
Coviant Software CEO Greg Hoffer wrote another article for Cyber Defense Magazine, "HIPAA-HITECH: Keeping the Compliance Engine Running on a Classic Data Protection Regulation." There are a lot of references to automobiles, some of which might betray our age. Greg...
Industry News: Complexity is Still the Enemy of Security
Coviant Software CEO Greg Hoffer recently penned an opinion essay for Cyber Defense Magazine entitled, "Complexity is Still the Enemy of Security." In it, Greg suggests that products that are difficult to install, manage, and use--even when those products purport to...