Focus Area: GDPR

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The Cost of a Data Breach in 2018

Michelle Drolet

58 data records are stolen every second at an average cost of $141 each. Trading in intellectual property and personal data is so widespread that someone invented a calculator that can estimate the potential harm to your own business. Nearly 5 million data records are lost or stolen worldwide every single day, according to the

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Towerwall to join Sophos and Twinstate in GDPR Webinar – 1/24

Michelle Drolet

Countdown to GDPR: Get the Competitive Edge Webinar featuring Sophos, Twinstate and Towerwall When: Wednesday, January 24, 2018 12:00 – 1:00 PM EST About the Webinar The deadline for the new European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is four months away, and it is likely to affect most companies around the world in one way

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8 Cybersecurity Trends to Watch for in 2018

Michelle Drolet

New challenges and threats will face IT departments in the year ahead. As we stand on the threshold of another year, the war for our cybersecurity rages on. There have been many data breaches in 2017, most notably for Equifax, Verizon, and Kmart. But if you seek a silver lining in the cloud, perhaps you’ll

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Michelle Drolet profiled in Boston Voyager

Michelle Drolet

Today we’d like to introduce you to Michelle Drolet… Thanks for sharing your story with us Michelle. So, let’s start at the beginning and we can move on from there. As founder of Towerwall, I have to say my proudest moment was when I sold my company and then… I rebought it! I remained active

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The Darwin defense: can ‘genetic algorithms’ outsmart malware?

Michelle Drolet

Coming to a future near you: software code that mutates and evolves. We often talk about computer systems and information security in biological terms. Threats and defenses evolve, viruses run rampant, and machines learn by emulating the neural networks in our brains. Cybersecurity is an endless war between attackers and defenders, just as biology is

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5 questions to ask your CEO about cybersecurity

Michelle Drolet

Why you need to go beyond compliance. Businesses will continue to face a ton of cyber threats, some of which will impact organizations severely enough to require security measures that will reach far beyond compliance. A Ponemon Institute study showed that the average compromised record cost approximately $194 per record. Loss of business due to

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How much will non-compliance with GDPR cost you?

Michelle Drolet

Any breach of the General Data Protection Regulation could lead to severe fines. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went through four years of preparation and debate before being passed by the EU parliament last year. Strict GDPR requirements lay out how companies should process, store, and secure the personal data of EU citizens. The enforcement date

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Making a bad situation worse: how Equifax mishandled the breach

Michelle Drolet

Companies must respond to data breaches properly to limit the damage. Unfortunately, Equifax did not. There have been some very high-profile data breaches in the last few years, but the latest disaster to hit the headlines concerns one of the largest credit bureaus in the United States. It’s estimated that the Equifax data breach exposed 143 million consumers, with

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What is the General Data Protection Regulation and why should you care?

Michelle Drolet

Find out how to prepare for new EU legislation on data collection and security In 2012, the European Commission proposed new regulations on data protection that would supersede the national laws of the 28 EU member states. It was formally approved in April this year, and it will go into effect May 25, 2018. This

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