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Data Privacy Day is a day to focus on best practices for ensuring private data remains that way. Learn insights and tips from security experts on the front lines. Image: Lightspring/Shutterstock Data Privacy Day is Jan. 28. While in theory every day should be Data Privacy Day, having an annual day to focus on promoting these concepts can help build awareness and share useful information.  In my experience data is best protected by utilizing encryption…

Jim Chappell, Global Head of AI and Advanced Analytics at AVEVA Artificial intelligence (AI) has already changed our lives in many ways. Applications of the science are visible in smartphone assistants, helpful search engines that seem to predict your thoughts, automated financial advisors, and even automobiles that warn of potential traffic hazards. In the industrial world, companies in sectors such as heavy industry and oil and gas have been using AI to drive value for…

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW), the global cybersecurity leader, today proudly announced it has received a perfect score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2022 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) for the third consecutive year, designating the company as a Best Place to Work for LGBTQ+ Equality. The Corporate Equality Index is the nation’s foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+…

Organizations dealing with insider threats spent $15.4 million on average during 2021, a 34% increase from 2020, and required 85 days to contain each incident, according to a survey of 1,000 information technology and security professionals released on Jan. 25. The survey, conducted by the Ponemon Institute and sponsored by enterprise security firm Proofpoint, documented 6,803 total insider incidents, including those caused by negligent employees, malicious insiders, and the theft of credentials by outside hackers….

The importance of mentoring and role models in helping women develop careers in cybersecurity was emphasized during the HackerOne Women in Cybersecurity Press Roundtable. The panel, which comprised a range of leading female figures in the cybersecurity industry, discussed practical ways of improving gender diversity in the industry. Marjorie Janiewicz, chief revenue officer at HackerOne, began by setting out a bleak picture regarding cyber’s gender imbalance. “It’s no secret that the cyber skills gap is rapidly growing,…