Tag: Data Protection

Eric, could you please introduce yourself and elaborate on your role as president at ProserveIT?

Hello, I’m Eric Sugar, President at ProServeIT, my focus is on helping clients set their strategic direction with regards to technology that enables their business.  Eric’s passion is teaching how technology can be leveraged by businesses to enable growth and added value.  As President at ProServeIT  I support our clients and team in creatively deploying and using technology.

Eric holds a Bachelor of Arts (Economics and Math) from the University of Toronto.

I’m an avid rower, cyclist and hockey player who can put a golf ball in the woods better than most.

Can you provide a concise overview of Zero Trust Architecture and its significance in modern cybersecurity?

Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) is a security model that assumes that any user, system, or service operating within or outside of an organization’s network perimeter is untrustworthy until proven otherwise. It is based on the principle of “never trust, always verify” and requires strict identity verification for every person and device trying to access resources on a private network, regardless of their location. The principles behind a Zero Trust network include Identity and Access Management (IAM), Data Protection, and Network Segmentation

In the context of ZTA, how does the concept of “never trust, always verify” apply to both internal and external network environments? What are the key implications of this approach for organisations?

In the context of ZTA, the concept of “never trust, always verify” applies to both internal and external network environments. This approach has key implications for organizations, as it requires them to implement strict identity verification and access controls for every person and device trying to access their resources, regardless of their location. This helps organizations mitigate cybersecurity risks and protect sensitive data effectively

What are the key benefits of implementing Zero Trust Architecture, and how does it help organisations mitigate cybersecurity risks and protect sensitive data effectively?

The benefits of implementing ZTA include reducing the attack surface and preventing lateral movement by attackers within the network, as each resource is isolated and protected by granular policies and controls. It also enhances the visibility and monitoring of network activity and behavior, as each request and transaction is logged and analyzed for anomalies and threats.

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Could you delve deeper into Lookout’s strategy for achieving its mission of ensuring a secure digital future?

As the leading provider of Data-Centric Cloud Security, we work to set a new standard for helping businesses protect the sensitive data and information they care about most. Today, the boundary between enterprise and personal data has all but disappeared.  A common software vulnerability can compromise a large, global company, which in turn can expose the personal information of millions of its customers.  And the reality is that regardless of corporate policies, people use the device that is in front of them to do both business work and personal tasks. People work from home, where the pace of corporate work intermeshes with the demands of home and family. An organization’s employees have personal presence on social media, and the history of data breaches combined with privacy-invasive tracking mean that there is an enormous amount of data about employees in the dark web, and attackers, who always use the easiest and least defended path to attack, are targeting employees as a means to gain access to enterprise data.

This reality requires a bold new approach to data protection—one that’s easy, automatic, and transparent. Our mission is to secure and empower productivity while keeping privacy a top priority in a world where work can happen anywhere. We do this by offering both mobile threat defense and security service edge (SSE) solutions to enterprise and government organizations.

Many individuals express concerns that AI might potentially compromise digital security. In the light of this, could you elaborate on Lookout’s perspective and approach towards leveraging AI, as exemplified by Lookout SAIL, to enhance cybersecurity effectiveness?

AI is playing an increasingly important role in cybersecurity. In fact, last year, Acumen Research and Consulting put out a report valuing the global market for AI-based cybersecurity products at $14.9 billion in 2021 with an estimated value of $133.8 billion by 2030. However, many say hackers are reaping the benefits as well, considering AI-generated phishing emails have higher rates of being opened than manually crafted phishing emails. So it’s important to be mindful when creating and deploying AI-powered products. For us, we thought about what our customers need the most in light of talent shortages in the industry and decided on a generative AI assistant to help them use our Lookout Mobile Endpoint Security and Lookout Cloud Security solutions to the fullest and with significant time savings.

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