Discover holistic best practices to protect your organization within Jira and Confluence through cloud security and data protection.

GitHub can introduce significant data security risks and vulnerabilities. Find out how Fortra DSPM can address these challenges.

Learn how Fortra's Data Classification Suite can facilitate compliance with GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS, SOX, and other prominent data privacy regulations.

Identify top data protection risks in Google Workspace, from phishing attacks to insider threats, and learn what it takes to build a robust DSPM strategy.

Learn why Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) is critical to your zero trust architecture and an excellent starting point for building security resilience.

A new year often brings a wave of updated cybersecurity compliance requirements. In 2026, regulators are raising the bar. “Check-the-box” compliance that may once have been sufficient to pass audits is no longer enough. Today’s mandates increasingly demand evidence: proof that controls are operating as designed, faster incident reporting, and broader disclosure obligations across vendors, systems,...

Human error now plays a role in 95 percent of data breaches, making it more critical than ever for security teams to treat it as the substantial threat it is. In some cases, employees intentionally expose sensitive data for personal gain. But the most pervasive insider threats aren’t malicious — they’re accidental. This challenges the notion that an organization can become invulnerable if only it...

Electronically Stored Information (ESI) refers to any data created, modified, communicated, or stored in digital form. This includes emails, documents, databases, instant messages, audio and video files, social media content, and more—essentially any information that resides in electronic systems. As digital communication and data storage have become the norm, ESI plays a pivotal role in legal...

Protecting data in the context of zero trust means moving beyond perimeter-based defenses to a model where no user, device, or application is inherently trustworthy. As a result, every access request is verified, continuously monitored, and limited to the minimum necessary permissions needed to perform a job function. This approach reduces the risk of insider threats, compromised credentials, and...

Discover what a CMMC audit involves, how it ensures compliance for defense contractors, and how it differs from other cybersecurity audits.

Cybersecurity in Japan has always had a cultural element, infused with precision, preparation, responsibility, and accountability. Today, it’s also a matter of national security and global trust. As threats intensify and alliances shift, Japan has responded with structured policy and determination. For companies operating in or with ties to Japan, cybersecurity compliance is part of the operating...

What is the NIS2 Directive?The NIS2 (Network and Information Security 2) Directive is the European Union’s updated, overarching cybersecurity legislation governing cybersecurity in 18 critical sectors.NIS2 requires each EU Member State to adopt a national cybersecurity strategy, ensure the proper critical entities comply, and include risk management measures such as:Supply chain...

Compliance doesn’t protect you. It simply outlines the defenses that should have been in place. And when you’re not compliant, the gap often only comes to light after something’s gone wrong. In today’s evolving threat landscape, passing an audit isn’t enough. Security leaders need continuous visibility, actionable insights, and real-world accountability, long before an auditor ever shows up. It’s...

Data resiliency refers to a data system's ability to recover quickly and smoothly after a disruption.

The world is more connected than ever, and laws cannot afford to lag behind threats. With this in mind, Singapore has built a legal and organizational backbone for cybersecurity that requires precision and constant readiness. Every company in the city-state (and even those beyond its borders handling the personal data of its people) must meet these strict rules or face the consequences. Core...

Data erasure, or data wiping, is a software method that securely overwrites and destroys all electronic data on a disk drive or digital media.