Feb 21, 2025Ravie LakshmananData Protection / Encryption Apple is removing its Advanced Data Protection (ADP) feature for iCloud from the United Kingdom with immediate effect following government demands for backdoor access to encrypted user data. The development was first reported by Bloomberg. ADP for iCloud is an optional setting that ensures that users' trusted devices … [Read more...] about Apple Drops iCloud’s Advanced Data Protection in the U.K. Amid Encryption Backdoor Demands
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Solving for Exponential Data Growth in Next-Gen SIEM
Do you ever feel overwhelmed by the number of data sources you manage with your SIEM? How do you piece together different pieces of the puzzle like SOAR, threat intelligence, and security tools for endpoint, cloud, or identity? Do you actually know which tools are strengthening your security posture, and which are just adding more complexity? In this post, we share the … [Read more...] about Solving for Exponential Data Growth in Next-Gen SIEM
Gravy Analytics leak: How to protect your location data
Our smartphones and other devices collect and then transmit massive amounts of data about us to dozens, maybe hundreds, of third-party companies every single day. This includes our location information, and the market for such information is huge. Naturally enough, the buying and selling goes on without our knowledge, creating obscure risks to our privacy. The recent hack of … [Read more...] about Gravy Analytics leak: How to protect your location data
Optimize financial data retention and compliance with Elastic Cloud solutions
Elastic Cloud empowers financial institutions to optimize data retention, ensure compliance with regulations like GDPR and PCI DSS, and contain costs with advanced tiering and searchable snapshots.As the amount of data being created and stored worldwide is increasing rapidly, financial institutions are tasked more with managing vast volumes of data while ensuring compliance … [Read more...] about Optimize financial data retention and compliance with Elastic Cloud solutions
Advance Data Compression Techniques Powering Logz.io AI Observability Agents
As an observability leader, at Logz.io, we pride ourselves on continuous innovation. That’s why, last year, we released our AI agents to revolutionize observability by helping businesses, and their engineering and DevOps teams, automate data analysis and root cause analysis. The primary way in which engineering and DevOps teams interact with the agents is by asking … [Read more...] about Advance Data Compression Techniques Powering Logz.io AI Observability Agents
Detect Data Exfiltration with Falcon Next-Gen SIEM
Sensitive data theft is among adversaries’ most common goals. For defenders, data exfiltration can lead to the compromise of customer data, public exposure of trade secrets, and potentially permanent business and reputational damage. Victims of data exfiltration may also face legal issues for non-compliance with data protection laws. This must be a top concern for … [Read more...] about Detect Data Exfiltration with Falcon Next-Gen SIEM
DeepSeek App Transmits Sensitive User and Device Data Without Encryption
Feb 07, 2025Ravie LakshmananMobile Security / Artificial Intelligence A new audit of DeepSeek's mobile app for the Apple iOS operating system has found glaring security issues, the foremost being that it sends sensitive data over the internet sans any encryption, exposing it to interception and manipulation attacks. The assessment comes from NowSecure, which also found that … [Read more...] about DeepSeek App Transmits Sensitive User and Device Data Without Encryption
Optimizing long-term data retention with Elastic Cloud Hosted: Ensuring compliance and efficiency for government
In the digital era, state and local governments are increasingly tasked with managing vast volumes of data while ensuring compliance with stringent regulatory requirements. These regulations, which can vary significantly depending on jurisdiction, often require the retention of data for extended periods — sometimes ranging from one to seven years. Compliance with standards, … [Read more...] about Optimizing long-term data retention with Elastic Cloud Hosted: Ensuring compliance and efficiency for government
The Evolving Role of AI in Data Protection
Each year, Data Protection Day marks an opportunity to assess the state of privacy and security in the midst of technological innovation. This year’s inflection point follows a robust dialogue on AI from last week’s World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos. As CrowdStrike participated in these discussions, we emphasized the importance of leveraging AI to defend against … [Read more...] about The Evolving Role of AI in Data Protection
Zero Trust Strengthens Data Protection to Achieve National Cyber Strategy Goals
CrowdStrike recently announced FedRAMP authorization for CrowdStrike Falcon® Data Protection, now available to government entities requiring Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) Moderate authorization, enabling them to secure assets through the CrowdStrike Falcon Platform in GovCloud. This advancement supports compliance efforts and adoption of Zero Trust … [Read more...] about Zero Trust Strengthens Data Protection to Achieve National Cyber Strategy Goals