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The impact of evolving regulation and compliance on API security
Regulations are constantly evolving, becoming more punitive with larger fines and penalties every year. As a result, there is a collective industry movement towards the continuous improvement of cybersecurity in business and their ecosystem. This includes understanding what policies and processes m... Read more
36% of Dutch companies fail compliance audit
As a result, such companies are ten times more likely to become a data breach victim.
That's according to figures from Thales. Based on research among 3,000 IT professionals worldwide, including 105 from the Netherlands, Thales shares the alarming figures. Of all the companies that failed a comp... Read more
Microsoft Cloud keeps personal data within the EU: is it enough?
A new update from Microsoft should reassure European cloud users. From now on, all personal data will be within the "EU Data Boundary for the Microsoft Cloud", consisting of all EU and EFTA countries. Is that enough to keep data secure?
Microsoft makes a number of concrete promises to all Europe... Read more
How to guard against misbehaving AI LLMs
The new breed of generative AI of course makes extensive use of Large Language Models (LLMs) to draw its power and ‘understanding’ of the world from. But if we are to build safe and functional AI, we need to understand more about the infrastructural form of LLMs. Beneath their ingenious capacit... Read more
Employees too often store company data on personal devices
Employees still have a habit of storing sensitive company data on personal devices.
That's according to research by SlashNext. Nearly three-quarters of employees surveyed said they still store sensitive company data on private devices. The number of data breaches going through these personal dev... Read more
Box boosts compliance with Ethical Walls for Box Shield
Box launched Ethical Walls. The feature allows admins to ban file sharing among specified user groups. Ethical Walls prevents employees from violating laws when sharing sensitive information.
Box provides storage services in a secure cloud environment. Organizations use the solutions to store, e... Read more
‘Amazon may settle EU antitrust probes by the end of the year’
After making concessions to address concerns over the use of seller data, US retail giant Amazon may be able to settle two EU antitrust probes by the end of the year, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
If it manages to conclude the probes, Amazon escapes a fine of up to 10 percent... Read more
Salesforce announces third-party management of encryption keys
Salesforce introduced External Encryption Key Management. The upcoming solution allows Salesforce's products to be encrypted by third-party partners. As a result, Salesforce has less access to user data, making it easier for customers to comply with European privacy laws.
Salesforce develops a ... Read more
Microsoft launches policy-as-code tool for Azure
Microsoft introduced a policy-as-code tool to streamline policy implementations in its Azure cloud environment.
Organizations are increasingly using cloud environments for day-to-day operations. In order to keep things streamlined, certain policies and rules need to be integrated within their en... Read more
European Commission to demand smartphone battery improvements
The European Commission proposes that Apple and other manufacturers should be required to make accessories freely accessible to customers.
As a part of its ongoing investigation into electronic waste, the European Commission (EC) has recommended a variety of initiatives aimed at creating ecolog... Read more