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British Airways, now there is a big GDPR issue. 500,000 people were affected over 15 days. Reputation damaged, untold revenue lost and a $230 million dollar fine and that is before any damages are paid. In my former life, I thought GDPR was a boring tick box exercise, it really could not be further from the truth. It is a scare your pants off ride, one that needs to be taken very, very seriously. Your company’s existence is at stake.

With the release of Elastic Security 7.6, we've announced our creation of a modern detection engine that provides SOC teams with a unified SIEM rule experience through Elastic SIEM detections. The detection engine draws from a purpose-built set of Elasticsearch analytics engines and runs on a new distributed execution platform in Kibana.

Today’s businesses spend more money on SaaS tools than on laptops. On average, today’s employees use a minimum of eight different SaaS tools. The security implications of this robust cloud landscape cannot be neglected and we trust you are fully aware of it already. As an IT leader, you are responsible for keeping your company’s cloud infrastructure secure, but with the multitude of cloud apps businesses use on a daily basis, you have less and less control of that security landscape.

Approximately one year ago, Kubernetes 1.14 made support of Windows containers running on Microsoft Windows Server nodes generally available. This was a declaration that Windows node support was stable, well-tested, and ready for adoption, meaning the vast ecosystem of Windows-based applications could be deployed on the platform.

What does it take to write a GDPR compliant privacy policy? It was easier than we realized! This is a continuation of our series on ensuring StatusGator complies with the terms of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation. The GDPR has very specific requirements for privacy policies. Companies must provide clear and accessible information about the personal data they collect and what they do with it.

ManageEngine brought home its first set of accolades for 2020: two InfoSec Awards presented by Cyber Defense Magazine at RSA Conference 2020. Amidst the over 3,000 cyberdefense innovators that were assessed by Cyber Defense Magazine for its 2020 InfoSec Awards, ManageEngine was recognized for its identity and access management (IAM) offering, AD360, and for its insider threat prevention in Log360.

The cybersecurity market is ever-changing and primarily driven by sophisticated cyberattacks, disruptive technological growth, and stringent data protection regulations like the GDPR and CCPA. We are constantly evolving our solutions to meet these dynamic market needs. We believe our recognition in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for security information and event management (SIEM) for the fourth consecutive time proves that our efforts have been channeled in the right direction.

the k8s-security-configwatch GitHub Action, an open source tool from Sysdig, secures your GitOps workloads by detecting changes on your Kubernetes security configuration.

We’re pleased to announce the debut of ManageEngine Application Control Plus, an application whitelisting, blacklisting, and privilege management solution. IT operations could come to a standstill if applications suddenly ceased to exist, but applications can be considered double-edged swords. As important as applications are, they also form the largest threat vectors in any network.

From maintaining electronic health records and generating medical reports, to carrying out robot-assisted surgeries and setting up online doctor-patient communication portals, the healthcare industry is becoming increasingly reliant on technology to effectively carry out day-to-day operations. While incorporating advanced technology assists healthcare professionals in providing better care for patients, it also increases the attack surface for cybercriminals looking to exploit sensitive data.