As an emerging ransomware group made headlines with their record-setting $75 million payout, Congress moves toward qualifying those groups' actions as terrorism, new attacks target ISPs and Microsoft 365 users, and more. Read more about these headlines in this week's Friday Five.

A data security policy is an organization's set of guidelines and rules for managing and protecting its data assets. Learn what goes into a data security policy, how to implement one, and best practices in this new blog.

Data privacy best practices are guidelines or strategies organizations use to ensure the privacy and protection of user data. Learn some of the best data privacy best practices, along with their benefits, in this new blog.

Bottom-feeding cybercriminals are seizing new opportunities in the wake of this past week's massive Crowdstrike outage. Meanwhile, more prominent hackers from China, North Korea, and Russia aren't showing signs of slowing down. Read up on all these stories in this week's Friday Five!

As ransomware and genAI continue to pose major risks for organizations globally, it was a mere software update that caused major global Microsoft outages this past week. Find guidance on how to respond to these threats and more in this week's Friday Five.

A data retention policy guides businesses on storing, securing, and accessing data, including duration and access permissions. Learn more about how they work and why they're important in this blog.

As Congress works to minimize regulatory headaches for compliant organizations, cyberattacks hailing from North Korea and the Kremlin continue, while cyber insurance rates are plummeting. Get caught up to speed on all these stories in this week's Friday Five recap.

Data privacy, or information privacy, concerns IT's aspect involving control over data sharing by individuals or organizations. Read this post to learn more about why data privacy is important, along with best practices to strengthen data privacy.

A data spill or breach occurs when sensitive information is mistakenly disclosed or transferred to unsecured environments or unauthorized persons. Learn more about data spills, including how to prevent one, in this blog.

Congress' sweeping privacy bill was stopped in its tracks, CISA's own tool was targeted in a January breach, concerns are arising over open-source code, & more. Read more about all these stories in this week's Friday Five.

Personal Identifiable Information (PII) is any information that can be used to identify a specific individual. Learn more in this week's blog.

As the war to secure critical infrastructure wages on, new threats are appearing for remote workers, the federal government is cracking down on threats to AI, and more. Catch up on it all in this week's Friday Five!

The goal of design rights is that others will be prevented from copying or using the look of your product. Learn how they differ from patents and the benefits of registering design rights to protect your IP in this week's blog.

In this week's Friday Five, read about the good and bad news regarding government-targeted cyberattacks, Microsoft President Brad Smith's recent testimony in front of Congress, a vishing campaign impersonating CISA staff, & more.

Implementing risk taxonomy at your organization can help break down risks into categories and manage potential threats. Learn how it works and the steps required to create risk taxonomy in today's blog.

The idea behind data access control is ensuring that only authorized individuals have access to certain data in a network or database. Learn more about data access control and why it matters for nearly every organization in this new blog.

While this past week brought good and bad news in the world of ransomware, agencies and lawmakers are fighting to keep up with evolving cybercrime trends. Catch up on these stories and more in this week's Friday Five.

Why is performing a data risk assessment key for today's businesses? Learn how to carry out a data risk assessment, along with the key benefits of doing so, in this blog.

Catch up on the ongoing fight against cybercrime platforms, ransomware and other malware, updated compliance rules for healthcare organizations, and more — all in this week's Friday Five.

Data control refers to the management and governance of data to ensure data quality, data privacy, and data security. Learn more about what goes into data control in this blog.