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Evolve Your Security Strategy to Prepare for DORA

Although the DORA compliance deadline is further away, financial institutions regulated by the Act should start preparing their journey now, before the last minute panic keeps knocking on your door. Antonio Sanchez breaks down the five DORA pillars and highlights what it takes to evolve your security effort.
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Supply Chain Risk

The supply chains of today’s global economy rely heavily on technology and information systems to deliver finished goods and services to the end user. However, for all the benefits of a hyperconnected economy this introduces, supply chains also carry with them a high degree of risk.
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Data Classification and Data Loss Prevention (DLP): A Comprehensive Data Protection Strategy

Data is the world’s currency and has been for some time. Protecting data should be at the top of the list for organizations of any size, and the heart of any security strategy. Think about it: the purpose of any firewall, email solution, compliance regulation, or XDR platform is to keep data safe. Why not cut to the heart of it with a dedicated Data Loss Prevention (DLP) solution? And why not...
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Key Insights for Zero Trust in 2023

With the release of the 2023 Zero Trust Security Report, it’s a good time to reflect on the seismic shifts that have happened in the industry regarding network security. Discover key insights and impacts of Zero Trust in 2023.
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What Is a Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB)?

The proliferation of cloud computing has heightened the need for organizations to monitor and manage the safe use of cloud services. Cloud access security brokers, or CASBs, provide the necessary security features to protect cloud-based resources as they’re accessed while also detecting threats and controlling data that flows through the cloud. What Are the 4 Pillars of Cloud Access Security...
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Exploring the 2023 Penetration Testing Report: 5 Key Findings

Each year the threat landscape continues to evolve, and security measures must evolve with it. Recently released, Fortra’s 2023 Penetration Testing Report offers a view into the usage and perception of pen testing, with the intent to determine how these services must adapt in the future. Explore a few salient points in this edition that betrayed changes in the penetration testing landscape.
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What is DORA and How Can You Achieve Compliance?

When searching online for the new EU Regulation for strengthening the cybersecurity of financial entities and their third-party IT providers, called Digital Operational Resilience Act or DORA, it is almost certain that you will stumble upon Dora the Explorer, the famous kids’ animation.
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Fortra Announces Product Release Day 2023.1

Fortra today announced multiple solution updates as part of its first quarterly Release Day of 2023. These notable enhancements are geared toward advancing customers’ ability to increase their security maturing while reducing operational burden.  
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Acquisition Enables a Return to Form: Chris Bailey

When Fortra acquired FileCatalyst, Chris Bailey eagerly traded his CEO hat for the chance to get back to his first love: product management. Now he uses his expertise to inform the direction of the company’s popular Secure File Transfer solutions.
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Pursuing a New Career Path: Wes Byron

Wes Byron knows it’s never too late to change careers. Fortra gave him the opportunity to pursue his interest in product documentation, and now this dedicated technical writer enjoys supporting customers in a challenging new way.
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Putting a Hug Around Acquisitions: Donnie MacColl

Donnie MacColl says Fortra makes acquisitions successful by putting a hug around the companies it welcomes to the family. Discover why the senior director of technical services and GDPR data protection officer says he’s never been happier at work.