Category: Blog

WARNING: UK Tax Refund Phishing Scam Identified

A warning to individuals filing taxes in the United Kingdom: Cyren has identified a tax refund phishing email that, at first glance, appears to come from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), the UK’s tax, payments, and customs authority. The fraudulent email tries to trick the recipient into opening a PDF

GDPR: Power to the People or What You Must Know about Data Subject Rights

GDPR: Power to the People or What You Must Know about Data Subject Rights As the May 25 date for GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) implementation zooms closer, now is the time to review and understand your organization’s responsibilities regarding the rights of data subjects (also known as “every person”).

GDPR for Information Security

Late last month I was asked to contribute to the pretty exclusive (well, for security folks anyways :)) ISSA Journal.  The ISSA was started in 1984 and is one of the largest security organizations – over 11,000 information security professionals.  I am a member of the local Raleigh, NC chapter and have always

99 days…

Today – we are now <100 (our site shows 99 right now!) days away from GDPR becoming law across the European Union.  As we’ve discussed before – this legislation has world wide implications and I feel (and have validated with many other experts) that this will probably be more intense

GDPR Arrives on May 25: What It Means for You

GDPR Arrives on May 25: What It Means for You The data produced at home and at work have become integral to functioning in our cyber-connected world. But with the proliferation of data and interconnected devices comes the vulnerabilities affecting the access, integrity, and security of that data.Major headlines detailing breaches over

M-Files Partners with FileFacets to Unlock Information in Key Business Systems

M-Files Partners with FileFacets to Unlock Information in Key Business Systems DALLAS AND OTTAWA, February 6, 2018: M-Files Corporation, the intelligent information management company, today announced a partnership with FileFacets, a data discovery and enterprise analytics company that also develops data connectivity and migration technology.Read the full press release

Financial Relationships – why they matter

Today we announced our banking relationship with Silicon Valley Bank – http://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2018/02/06/1333688/0/en/DATA443-OTCPK-LDSR-Announces-Banking-Relationship-with-Silicon-Valley-Bank.html This is an important step in both the maturation and capabilities of Data443.  SVB provides fantastic and personalize relationship management that is so important for tech companies.  As we grow – our needs for services worldwide (for everything from

Great Analysis on Ripple

A GREAT ARTICLE ABOUT RIPPLE AND ITS POTENTIAL. MATCHES UP CONSIDERABLY TO OUR ANALYSIS – GREAT PARTNERSHIPS, TRUE ENTERPRISE CAPABILITIES, AND PROFESSIONALLY OPERATED. BIG CONSIDERATIONS FOR US! HTTPS://WWW.LINKEDIN.COM/PULSE/RIPPLES-INCREASING-VISIBILITY-LIKELY-PUSH-XRP-PRICES-UP-DAVID-DRAKE/

DropBox – Security Best Practices for External Sharing on Content Collaboration Platforms

The Security Best Practices for External Sharing on Content Collaboration Platforms blog series examines the state of security for external sharing on the leading Content Collaboration Platforms (CCP). Each week we’ll review a different platform and make security best practice recommendations. Background Dropbox was founded in 2007 by MIT student Drew Houston,

Cryptocurrency phishing attack nets over $1 million in a few hours

With tremendous money to be made in a short period of time, phishing has become commonplace within the cryptocurrency exchange world, particularly at the moment when a new currency comes along and debuts with its initial coin offering (ICO), an event not unlike an initial public offering with corporate stock.