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What Is Data Minimisation? Definition & Examples

IT Governance

Data minimisation is a key part of information security and the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) in particular. Its principles are at the heart of effective data protection practices, and are intended to prevent privacy breaches and minimise the damage when security incidents occur. What is data minimisation?

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What Is Integrated Risk Management? Definition & Implementation

eSecurity Planet

In the examples above, the clothing brand will use traditional and computer-aided design prototyping and marketing research. For example, the clothing brand faces the risk that someone might steal their designs or destroy their marketing research. Mitigating Controls Mitigating controls prevent or reduce risks.

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Automated Patch Management: Definition, Tools & How It Works

eSecurity Planet

Automated patch management can help prevent security breaches by automatically identifying, downloading, testing, and delivering software and firmware updates to devices and applications through the use of specialized software tools. Software updates are critical for keeping a system’s integrity and security intact.

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What Is Data Loss Prevention (DLP)? Definition & Best Practices

eSecurity Planet

Data loss prevention (DLP) refers to a set of security solutions that identify and monitor information content across storage, operations, and networks. An effective DLP solution provides the security team a complete visibility of their networks. DLP solutions help detect and prevent potential data exposure or leaks.

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5 Early Indicators Your Embedded Analytics Will Fail

Many application teams leave embedded analytics to languish until something—an unhappy customer, plummeting revenue, a spike in customer churn—demands change. But by then, it may be too late. In this White Paper, Logi Analytics has identified 5 tell-tale signs your project is moving from “nice to have” to “needed yesterday.".

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The rise of millionaire zero-day exploit markets

Security Affairs

Researchers detailed the multi-millionaire market of zero-day exploits, a parallel economy that is fueling the threat landscape. The increased demand for exploits is fueling a millionaire market where these malicious codes are incredibly expensive. ” continues the study. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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MY TAKE: Surfshark boosts ‘DIY security’ with its rollout of VPN-supplied antivirus protection

The Last Watchdog

Surfshark wants to help individual citizens take very direct control of their online privacy and security. Thus, Surfshark has just become the first VPN provider to launch an antivirus solution as part of its all-in-one security bundle Surfshark One. You can’t know how good or how invested they are in their IT security.

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