News & Insights by Atakama

5 Best Practices to Enhance Your DLP Strategy

On average, employees in the financial services industry have access to 11 million files as early as their first day on the job, according to this Varonis Report. Securing these files can often prove

Security

Amid SolarWinds and MS Exchange Attacks, Encryption is Key

There were plenty of reasons to rejoice in 2020’s end: It was the year of companies scrambling to keep security programs on the rails as the pandemic pushed them to remote operations.

Partnership Announcement

Partnership Announcement: Atakama Signs Strategic Partnership with Nth Generation

NEW YORK, April 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Atakama Inc., the data security company that introduced their innovative multi-factor file-level encryption software, is excited to announce their strategic

Compliance

Understanding the ITAR End-to-End Encryption Rule

The U.S Department of State enacted the March 2020 ITAR amendment, effectively simplifying compliance requirements and modernizing business processes. Most notably, the amendment reduces the burden

Encryption

Privacy Please Podcast - Interview with Atakama CEO, Daniel H. Gallancy

Check out our new Privacy Please Podcast Episode with Daniel H. Gallancy, CEO of Atakama!

Compliance

Reinforce Your Data Security By Integrating Data Classification and Multi-Factor File Level Encryption

While the world came to a screeching halt during the COVID pandemic, cybercrime was alive and well with the incessant onslaught of data breaches and ransomware attacks. Recent reports show more than

Compliance

What You Need to Know About the GDPR Encryption Requirements

Although the European Union (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been enforced since May 2018, many organizations still struggle to meet compliance requirements. Between January 1,

Security

How Authenticated Metadata Minimizes the Risk of Data Exposure

In Atakama, each protected file is individually encrypted. This practice is vital to the security that Atakama provides, because only the files which are actively in use are exposed on the user’s

Security , Encryption , Compliance

Fighting Exfiltration with Data Classification and Encryption

As threat actors continue to launch blistering ransomware attacks, organizations that focus on healthcare and critical infrastructure are getting hammered particularly hard. In the worst cases,

Security

The Difference Between a Breach and an Incident and Why It Matters

The barrage of cybersecurity headlines is constant. From the explosion of ransomware attacks to an almost 20% increase in phishing websites in 2020, the surge in cyberattacks rides a road paved with

Partnership Announcement

Partnership Announcement: Atakama Expands Channel Market Reach with New Ingram Micro Distribution Relationship

NEW YORK, Dec. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Atakama Inc., the data security company that introduced the first Zero Trust file system through multi-factor encryption, announced today a U.S. distribution

Security

Searching Through Files Without Decrypting? Atakama Makes it Possible

Since the pandemic forced a shift to remote operations, companies have accelerated efforts to move data to the cloud -- presenting attackers with plenty of fresh targets. Two recent examples: