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Imitation May Be the Highest Form of Flattery, But Brand Impersonation Is Not

By Cybersecurity Experts at Fortra on Mon, 08/25/2025
Imitation is often the clearest sign your brand is making an impact. Whether through a viral moment or a market-defining launch, your success doesn’t just capture attention. It sets the pace, inspiring both competitors and collaborators to follow your lead.But when imitation crosses the line into online brand impersonation, the effects shift from flattering to potentially disastrous. Deceptive...
Online Impersonation
External Threats in Cybersecurity
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What Are External Security Threats in Cybersecurity?

By Cybersecurity Experts at Fortra on Tue, 09/03/2024
According to Cybersecurity Ventures, cybercrime would be the world’s third-largest economy (after the U.S. and China) if measured as a country as its damages may total $9.5 trillion globally in 2024. While this may be a surprising stat, it should reiterate the importance of your cybersecurity plan and solutions. External threats play a large part in digital threat landscape, and like the name...
Account Takeover Protection
Executive Protection
External Data Leaks
Online Impersonation
Phishing Site Takedown
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Key Considerations in The Ever-Evolving Data Privacy Landscape – DLP or Data Classification First?

Thu, 02/17/2022
Enza Iannopollo, principal analyst at Forrester, recently answered some of the pressing questions we’ve received when it comes to data security, and more importantly building the foundations of your data security strategy. Today we’re looking at what Enza had to say when it comes to implementing DLP and data classification, and if one should come...
Data Identification
Data Protection
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Data at rest versus data at creation: It’s not a choice you should make – secure them both

By Cybersecurity Experts at Fortra on Thu, 05/28/2020
As part of your defense against an external cyberattack, you’re ready to tackle the enormous task of securing all the data sitting on your servers, desktops and external drives.If you’re like most organizations, you’ve got tons of it because no one throws anything away these days. And if you’re working at an enterprise, it’s an exponentially larger...
Data Identification
Data Protection
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How do you handle the ticking time bomb of dark data?

By Cybersecurity Experts at Fortra on Fri, 03/20/2020
Organizations of all sizes face a similar challenge: the ticking time bomb of old data.2020 is expected to be a period of exceptionally rapid data growth, with the growth in demand outstripping growth in storage supply solutions, according to Harvard Business Analytics.Adding to the complexity: 80% of all data organizations generate daily is...
Data Classification
Data Identification