Symmetry Systems Launches Zero Trust for Data
Symmetry Systems Launches Zero Trust for Data. Zero Trust Data Assessments enables organizations understand where their data is located, who can access it and what operations are taken against it
Symmetry Systems and Trace3 Partner to Secure Data and Reduce Risk in Hybrid Cloud Environments
Symmetry Systems today announced its partnership with Trace3 to expand the company's flagship solution, DataGuard, into new markets. The partnership will enable joint customers to experience holistic data security whether they operate on-prem or within AWS, GCP, or Azure, while benefiting from cutting-edge research and insights provided by the Trace3 Innovation Research Group.
How SOC 2 compliance and data security posture management go hand-in-hand
Security teams depend on the SOC 2 compliance standard because it’s comprehensive. At present, SOC 2 covers multiple domains of information security, including access control, data assets, change control, activity around those assets, backup, and a business continuity and disaster recovery plan.
Symmetry Systems Pushes Data Security After $15M Series A
San Francisco-based Symmetry Systems closed a $15 million Series A as it looks to push companies to move beyond network and application security and into protecting its most valuable asset — its data.
Why Modern Cybersecurity Pros Need Data Visualization
The saying, “a picture is worth a thousand words,” coined by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen, posited that visualization is often the fastest route to understanding.
A quarter of cloud breaches caused by unpatched vulnerabilities
Patching new cloud vulnerabilities before they are exploited by attackers requires organization to prioritize which vulnerabilities get patched first. Understanding the data blast radius from an exploited vulnerability may help. Symmetry Systems' Chief Evangelist, Claude Mandy, shares his thoughts in this SC Media article.
What Meta’s GDPR fine can teach CISOs about data protection
Individuals may not have the knowledge or, in most cases, the time to sufficiently inform complex privacy settings that aren’t set by default. Meta's recent GDPR fine demonstrates that companies are being held responsible for securing personal information from point of data entry. Learn Symmetry Systems' CEO, Mohit Tiwari's thoughts in this article by VentureBeat.
Symmetry Systems Achieves SOC 2 Type 1 Certification
Symmetry Systems successfully completed a Type 1 System and Organization Controls (SOC 2) examination for its flagship product, DataGuard.
Symmetry Systems CEO and Co-Founder Shares Hybrid-Cloud Security Best Practices
Organizations have had to rapidly adopt cloud and hybrid-cloud security best practices over the past year.
Data Privacy Day 2022: Views and Tips from Top Industry Experts
Data Privacy Day, an international "holiday" that occurs each year on January 28, was created to raise awareness and promote privacy and data protection best practices. The National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) assumed leadership of Data Privacy Day from the Privacy Projects back in August of 2011.
Data Privacy Week: Raising Awareness and Encouraging Compliance
Data Privacy Day is not just a day anymore. For the first time, it’s Data Privacy Week — a week-long effort to empower individuals and enterprises worldwide to respect privacy, safeguard data, enable trust, and just as important, raise awareness and promote privacy and data protection best practices.
Data Privacy: Experts Share How Far We’ve Come and How Far We Have to Go
Data Privacy Day occurs each year on January 28 and was created to raise awareness and promote privacy and data protection best practices.
API Security, Ransomware Top 2022 Threats
As 2022 quickly approaches, Symmetry Systems and Osterman Research have released a report detailing how organizations plan to deploy zero-trust architecture, with 53% of respondents citing high-profile ransomware attacks as their primary motivator.
Cybersecurity Trends for 2022: 4 Issues IT and Security Pros Should Know
While the cybersecurity landscape is bound to undergo multiple changes throughout 2022, much of what will happen over the next 12 months will be based on a series of decisions and security incidents that occurred in 2021.
Trust in Legacy Vendors Sinks as Ransomware Spikes
Organizations are losing trust in legacy vendors as ransomware payout demands and extortion fees massively increase and organizations get slower at detecting cybersecurity incidents.
Threat of Ransomware Lurks in Amazon S3 Buckets
New research from cloud security firm Ermetic shows that nearly all businesses have identities that, if compromised, would place at least 90 percent of the S3 buckets in their AWS account at risk.
32 Experts Share Predictions for Information Security in 2022
As part of our Information Security Insight Jam, we got in touch with several experts and asked for their advice and predictions for information security in 2022.
Front-End Developers in 2022: Skills to Know and Trends to Watch
Front-end developers are in high demand coming into 2022, according to a recent report from Robert Half.
Almost all software and systems are vulnerable to attack in some form
Front-end developers are in high demand coming into 2022, according to a recent report from Robert Half.
Report: Zero-trust architecture is expected to increase cybersecurity efficacy by 144%
As 2022 quickly approaches, Symmetry Systems and Osterman Research have released a report detailing how organizations plan to deploy zero-trust architecture, with 53% of respondents citing high-profile ransomware attacks as their primary motivator.