Accellion Data Security and Governance Blog

Keep Malicious Actors Out of Your Private Business Workflows

by Cliff White February 7, 2019February 11, 2019 | Cyber Security

External file threats introduce a malicious file into the organization under the guise of an everyday workflow, generally with the help of an end user. A phishing email with a...

Preserve IP and PII With Dynamic Governance Over External Workflows

by Cliff White January 31, 2019February 11, 2019 | Cyber Security

Internal file threats entail a breach of sensitive information from secure content stores to unauthorized third parties. To prevent them, you must ensure that all sensitive files are saved to...

Lock Down Your Sensitive Enterprise Content to Prevent a Data Leak

by Cliff White January 24, 2019February 11, 2019 | Cyber Security

Your enterprise content is everywhere. Literally everywhere. On laptops, phones, in on premise servers, and in the cloud. Employees can access content – much of it sensitive – from any...

Achieve Data Security with Strong Internal and External Perimeters

by Cliff White January 9, 2019February 11, 2019 | Cyber Security

Securing your organization’s most sensitive content is analogous to securing a busy office building. If you’re in charge of security in an office building, you must protect your tenants amid...

Visualize Workflow Threats to Avoid Data Breaches

Visualize Everyday Workflow Threats to Prevent Data Breaches

by Cliff White December 5, 2018February 11, 2019 | Cyber Security

Do you know where your organization keeps its PII, PHI or other IP? Are they on-premise or in the cloud? Do you know who has access to them? Are all...

5 Strategies to Protect Sensitive Content in a Dangerously Connected World

5 Strategies for Protecting Sensitive Content in a Dangerously Connected World

by Cliff White November 28, 2018February 8, 2019 | Cyber Security

The modern enterprise spends millions of dollars on cyber security, yet the modern CISO can’t say in any specific detail what information is entering and leaving the firm. How sensitive...

OCC 2013-29 Compliance: Why Secure File Sharing for Banks Needs to Include Partners

by Robert Dougherty September 26, 2018November 27, 2018 | Cyber Security

OCC 2013-29 compliance requires banks to take responsibility for the security practices of their key partners. This post explains OCC 2013-29 and how financial institutions can achieve compliance with secure...

Accellion’s New Mobile App Provides Senior Executives Enhanced Productivity and Security

by Robert Dougherty February 28, 2018November 7, 2018 | Accellion News

We are pleased to announce the release of the new Accellion mobile app for secure file sharing and governance. We’re pretty excited about this app. We think it is going to...

Accellion data privacy and data security

Content Visibility and Its Role in Demonstrating Compliance

by Robert Dougherty February 15, 2018November 15, 2018 | Accellion News

Is your organization’s data secure? If so, can you clearly demonstrate your security practices to auditors? Data privacy and data security is very important. In our previous posts, we identified...

Understand and Achieve GDPR Compliance

by Robert Dougherty January 29, 2018November 7, 2018 | Compliance

The General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, was developed to bring legal unification and clarity to the protection of EU citizens’ personal data. Many organizations, however, are unaware of how...

Accellion and Check Point Together Deliver Advanced Threat Prevention for File Sharing

by Robert Dougherty January 17, 2018November 7, 2018 | Accellion News

Advanced threat prevention for file sharing is a necessity for any SMB or enterprise that hopes to defend against data breaches and cyber attacks. Accellion and Check Point have partnered...

FedRAMP for the Private Sector: Accellion’s FedRAMP Authorized Solution Benefits Commercial Businesses, Too

by Robert Dougherty December 19, 2017November 8, 2018 | Accellion News

FedRAMP for the private sector enables commercial business to take advantage of cloud solutions that the U.S. Federal Government has certified to provide rigorous security controls, as this post explains....

External File Sharing Governance for Transforming Care

by Bob Ertl October 31, 2017November 8, 2018 | Healthcare

External file sharing governance is challenge for many healthcare organizations (HCOs), but it’s a challenge they need to address to deliver the best possible care while ensuring compliance with data...

OCC 2013-29 Compliance: Why Secure File Sharing for Banks Needs to Include Partners

by Bob Ertl September 26, 2017November 7, 2018 | Financial Services

OCC 2013-29 compliance requires banks to take responsibility for the security practices of their key partners. This post explains OCC 2013-29 and how financial institutions can achieve compliance with secure...

Secure File Sharing in Banking Amid Industry Disruption: New Model, New Challenges

by Bob Ertl July 18, 2017November 8, 2018 | Financial Services

Significant disruption in the banking industry is forcing traditional banks to rethink how they provide services to consumers. Inevitably, secure file sharing in banking must also be revisited. Since the...

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