Pedro Hernandez, Author at eSecurity Planet

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Pedro Hernandez is a contributor to eSecurity Planet, eWEEK, and the IT Business Edge Network. Previously, he served as a managing editor for the Internet.com network of IT-related websites and as the Green IT curator for GigaOM Pro.

Top GDPR Compliance Security Companies & Solutions

Compliance

November 1, 2020

The European Union’s new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has ushered in sweeping new data privacy and security regulations – and with it a new way of doing business for…
Security Awareness Training for Employees for 2021

Threats

July 6, 2018

Enterprises spend nearly $100 billion a year on cybersecurity, and despite sophisticated IT security defenses, one weak link – employees – remains a major vulnerability. Many attacks are stopped by…
Technologies that Can Help with GDPR Compliance

Compliance

April 24, 2018

In just one month, the European Union’s (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) goes into effect. Businesses that aren’t prepared for the May 25 deadline — and Gartner estimates that…
How Pseudonymization Can Help You Comply with GDPR

Networks

March 28, 2018

Pseudonymization is one strategy that could help businesses struggling to comply with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). GDPR goes into effect on May 25, bringing with it…
How a Data Protection Impact Assessment Helps You Comply with GDPR

Networks

February 23, 2018

The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR for short, takes effect on May 25, just three months from now. It’s the biggest new compliance regulation in many years,…
AI’s Future in Cybersecurity

Networks

February 7, 2018

Artificial intelligence is already redefining cybersecurity, exposing sophisticated attacks and adding a level of Terminator-style relentlessness to threat detection tools and anti-malware software. AI is even being used by…
How AI Is Redefining Cybersecurity

Networks

January 27, 2018

By practically every measure, cybersecurity threats are growing more numerous and sophisticated each passing day, a state of affairs that doesn’t bode well for an IT industry struggling with a…
EiQ Networks, Now Called Cygilant, Nabs $7 Million in Funding

Networks

September 21, 2017

EiQ Networks now has millions of dollars in fresh capital and a new name, Cygilant. The firm announced on Sept. 19 that it had raised $7 million in an investment…
SANS Updates Phishing Awareness Training Offering

Networks

September 8, 2017

The SANS Institute has updated its Phishing Training solution, offering organizations new tools that help them determine how susceptible their workforces are to phishing attacks. SANS Phishing Training now features…
AlienVault Scours the Dark Web for Compromised Credentials

Networks

August 8, 2017

Cybersecurity firm AlienVault today took the wraps off a new AlienApp for its USM (Unified Security Management) Anywhere platform that alerts organizations to the presence of stolen credentials on the…