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Proofpoint has purchased Dathena to help organisations better understand information risk and eliminate data loss through artificial intelligence-based ...

Proofpoint has purchased Dathena to help organizations better understand information risk and eliminate data loss through artificial intelligence-based data classification.

Proofpoint plans to add Dathena’s AI-based data classification technology to its information and cloud security platform.

The combined solution will solve legacy endpoint data loss prevention challenges and deliver real security value through detection, response, and...

Why You Should Be Prepared to Pay a Ransom Companies that claim theyll never pay up in a ransomware attack are more likely to get caught flat-footed. Mike Tyson used to say, "Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face." Its much the same with ransomware attacks: No matter how much you insist that of  course youd never pay a ransom, your plans go out the window the first time you see all your organizations computers showing that "Youve been hacked" screen.  The truth is that orga...

Companies that claim theyll never pay up in a ransomware attack are more likely to get caught flat-footed.

Today’s columnist, Christopher Muffat of Dathena, offers CISOs ideas on doing more with less from his experiences working as a security leader at Barclays and other organizations. ell brownCreativeCommons(Credit: CC BY 2.0) Even before the coronavirus pandemic, being a chief information security officer (CISO) was a tough job. According to one recent survey, nine out of 10 C-level information security execs are stressed out, leaving half with mental health issues and one-third with physica...

January 26, 2021 Today’s columnist, Christopher Muffat of Dathena, offers CISOs ideas on doing more with less from his experiences working as a security leader at Barclays and other organizations. MOST POPULAR