Employees, contractors, and vendors have unparalleled access to company data, requiring careful adherence to data privacy best practices to secure personal information. Unfortunately, many employees are either unaware of these practices or are unwilling (or forgetful) to regularly implement them into their workflows.

For a long time, only a few people work from home was rare and was a luxury. But, after the pandemic organizations had to adjust accordingly to working remotely. Companies have encountered numerous challenges setting up remote workers since this situation brings with it a variety of complexities and risks. And one of those challenges is cybersecurity for remote workers. As technology advances, so too do cybersecurity threats.

BERLIN & SAN FRANCISCO, 14 April, 2021 Wire, the most secure collaboration platform, today announced it has closed a $21m Series B funding round led by VC firm UVC Partners. This investment comes off the back of Wire’s 3x annual revenue growth in 2020, and a number of significant customer wins across sectors such as energy, financial services and government - including five of the G7 governments.

With cloud-based services in demand, the future should be bright for the cloud. However, growing fears over data privacy and compliance – and technology providers’ failure to quash these concerns – may stunt public cloud’s growth as enterprises consider moving their data on premise.

Some of the most iconic brands started during crises. As documented in an Entrepreneur article, the Hyatt hotel franchise launched during the 1957-1958 economic recession. Microsoft was founded during the oil embargo in the mid-1970s, and several prominent tech brands, including Uber and Airbnb, were created during the Great Recession. For today’s entrepreneurs, the lesson is simple: Don’t let these uniquely disruptive times deter innovation. Many are already embracing this mindset.

The recent implementation of privacy labels in Apple’s App Store have ignited a new wave of discussions over privacy concerns with technology applications. Users now have greater visibility into the type of data that is collected, who that data is shared with and how it is used.

In October 2020, we launched our brand new conferencing capabilities, expanding our video limits to 12 and audio limits to 25 participants. We received resoundingly positive feedback on how vital this increased capacity was for collaboration and communication in the COVID era. Since that initial launch, we have received tons of valuable feedback from our customers about the conferencing experience.

As digital security and data privacy become increasingly caustic issues, regulatory compliance is exceedingly challenging. Not only are various regions implementing unique standards, but industries, municipalities, and platforms are issuing new guidelines as well. While CTOs have many solutions for ensuring system compliance, the human element remains more difficult to oversee, mandate, and manage.

I was recently asked about the status of Information Security as a salient feature of the product roadmap. I paused. The question by itself seemed to hold up a mirror. It showed how security is viewed in today’s digital-first, app-centric, customer-focussed world. It may seem innocuous but under it lies the silent struggle many corporations face today. It also carries an unarticulated question: how should one align security with business imperatives?