The Problem with Data Masking

We often get asked, is there a difference between data masking and data encryption? The short answer: there is a HUGE difference. Data masking (DM) or data anonymization is required by many compliance frameworks such as GDPR and ISO 27002:2022 (Contr...

The PayPal Data Breach: How, Why & Lessons for the Future

PayPal, the massive online payment platform, has recently sent out data breach notifications to tens of thousands of users who have had their accounts accessed due to a credential stuffing attack that exposed personal client data. According to accoun...

Data Theft is a Cyber-Epidemic

The vulnerabilities related to critical data residing as plaintext (unencrypted in RAM, cache, CPU, storage, processing server, etc…) to be searchable is the truest definition of a cybersecurity epidemic. The news headlines have been filled with a ...