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World Backup Day 2021 is a reminder to make a copy of your valued data.   Today is March 31, 2021 and it’s also the annual day dedicated to spreading the word about the importance of backing up your data: World Backup Day 2021.   The LIVEcommunity Team here at Palo Alto Networks has been excitedly looking forward to our upcoming digital events and other cool stuff coming your way, but it would not be like us to fail to remind you of World Backup Day and spend a few moments sharing our thoughts about keeping your data safe, intact and accessible!   What is World Backup Day?   It’s a day that highlights the importance of protecting data, and this is its 10th anniversary observance! World Backup Day began in 2011 and was sponsored by tech companies that would be happy to sell you products or services to help you do your backup! Over the last decade, though, it’s grown into an educational day that helps us all remember -- and remind each other -- of how important it is to get into the habit of backing up valuable and meaningful files.   Why Should You Back That Beautiful Data Up?   Why? Well, because it’s honestly pretty easy to lose your mobile phone, or have your laptop stolen, or even have an accident at home that causes HDD or SSD failure.   The backups you make today of your important files, whether those are your family photos, home videos, documents or emails. We don’t know what you value most, but we back up all of our favorite memes! Leave a comment below if you’d like to find out what’s on our LIVEcommunity “Meme Team” backup drive.   One Consideration: Cost   What would you call priceless? We ask that question because storage devices keep getting cheaper and cheaper per GB and TB. (See ya soon, petabytes!)   Meanwhile, your data, whether it’s the digital recordings of your kids when they were babies or the research paper you just wrote for your first going-back-for-your-Master’s course, often is irreplaceable.   In other words, your data is usually just as important and valuable as the cost of the backup system you need.   Let’s Do This!   Ok, community members, celebrate World Backup Day 2021 by making a second copy of everything you wouldn’t want to lose. Whether you use a cloud backup service, a hard disk or Flash memory drive, or even use today as a starting point for improving your organization’s data backup policies, you’ll feel better knowing that you can recover the stuff that really matters to you.   Additional Resources   Enterprise Data Loss Prevention - Palo Alto Networks brings you the industry’s first cloud-delivered Enterprise DLP that consistently protects sensitive data across all networks, clouds and users.     Happy World Backup Day! What are you backing up? Don’t forget to Like this if you find it helpful, and Subscribe to the Blog area so you'll never miss another fresh blog! ... View more

Have you ever felt a lack of control over your personal data? You’re not alone. In fact, it’s safe to say that lots of people would like to have control over their personal data -- or at a minimum, know who has access to it, why they do, and what to do about it. On behalf of the LIVEcommunity Team, I will share a bit of info about Data Privacy Day, which happens every year on January 28.     What is Data Privacy Day, Anyway?   Back in 2007, the Council of Europe was first to recognize Data Protection Day (its European name). In 2009, the United States Congress also passed resolutions to proclaim January 28 as Data Privacy Day. But these were just recent official recognitions. As far back as 1981, the Council of Europe was considering ways to protect individuals’ data. Automatic processing and technological development have made it an important concern for decades now. Data Privacy/Protection Day is now recognized in the US, Canada, Israel and 47 European countries.   It Matters to All of Us   Data Privacy Day is all about the importance of protecting privacy of personal information online. Obviously this is a huge deal in the context of social media, where data privacy can be an afterthought and criminals and predators have leveraged data availability in negative ways. Of course, data privacy is important in many more instances, because everything from email and cell phone use to online shopping involves your personal data!   The goal of Data Privacy Day also includes encouraging businesses to respect users’ privacy, while at the same time educating and helping everyone — from individuals and families to teachers, professionals and world leaders — to see the value of data privacy.   Thoughts from @kiwi and @jdelio   Of course, Palo Alto Networks is the largest cybersecurity vendor in the world and also the largest network security vendor in the world. We believe that privacy is important for our customers’ trust.   Every day on LIVEcommunity, my teammates Kim Wens @kiwi and Joe Delio @jdelio help answer your questions, including the ones about data protection and how to effectively use products and tools offered by Palo Alto Networks to make your organization secure.   "Cyberattacks are frequently making the news,” said Kim Wens, LIVEcommunity’s Sr. Solutions Engineer. “Data Privacy Day is a great occasion to reflect on your company's security and privacy."   "It's important to understand where your data is kept, how much there is of it, and how to protect the different kinds of data." --@kiwi    "Data Privacy Day is just like a health check up, but for your security and privacy posture, to keep your data secure and your company protected," said Joe Delio, LIVEcommunity’s Sr. Staff Engineer Knowledge.   "This also would be a great time to look at some of those old passwords that haven't been changed in a long time,” Joe added. “Think of this like a Digital Spring Cleaning for your passwords.”   Joe and Kim added that everyone reading this blog should visit our Data Loss Prevention technology resource page. Many LIVEcommunity members already know that it’s the perfect place to find information related to the topic of data protection, and also to ask questions and get answers.   More Information   [BLOG] Read Joe’s recent blog about the new Enterprise Data Loss Prevention (DLP) by Palo Alto Networks. It’s our answer to ensure that your sensitive data is not lost, misused, or accessed by unauthorized users. [VIDEO] You can also watch the Enterprise DLP announcement video on-demand.  [WEBINAR] We also have a great on-demand webinar about the recent SolarStorm cyberattacks, including steps you can take to protect your organization’s data from future threats. [WEBINAR] I also suggest checking out Building a Scalable Strategy for Cloud Security, which is another great webinar about what you can do today to guard against data theft. [WEBSITE] Palo Alto Networks also has a website section dedicated to data privacy. Here you can learn how our products collect information, what we do with it and how we protect it: https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/legal-notices/trust-center/privacy [NCSA] The National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCSA) has a page dedicated to managing your privacy settings. You can use the direct links there to check or change your privacy options for online shopping, email, food delivery and mobile phone companies. [PRESS RELEASE] Here’s all of the info from the NCSA about Data Privacy Day 2021, including interesting details about how the global pandemic has affected the data landscape, and tips and best practices for both consumers and businesses to keep in mind, during and beyond this year’s Data Privacy Day.   We Want to Hear Your Thoughts   Now that you’ve read about what this day means to our own Solution Engineers, we want to hear from you about Data Privacy Day and data protection! Please leave a comment below, like and subscribe to our LIVEcommunity blog, and feel free to share. ... View more

Two weeks ago, we launched the new Enterprise Data Loss Prevention (DLP) technology page on the LIVEcommunity. Here is a little bit of info about Enterprise DLP:   Palo Alto Networks’ Enterprise DLP is the industry’s first cloud-delivered solution that comprehensively protects all sensitive data across every network, cloud and user. It easily enables data protection and compliance in minutes, eliminating deployment and ongoing management cycles to ensure the most cost-effective enterprise DLP on the market.         So, if you’re interested in a DLP service that’s easy to deploy, update and scale, and that will maximize your data protection, you’ll want to know more, right?   The page has many useful areas like articles, discussions, blogs, and resources. You should definitely utilize the great information hosted there. You can find info like:   Why a Comprehensive Approach to Data Security is Better than a Partial One? What is Enterprise Data Loss Prevention and Why does it Matter? Preventing the Risks of Data Loss and Noncompliance in Highly Distributed Modern Enterprises     One last thing. We know that DLP is something that every company and org is interested in, and dealing with it in the digital world is more important than ever in these challenging times.   In case you missed it, there was a launch event that introduced Enterprise Level Data Loss Prevention to the world. Check out the event here: Enterprise DLP Launch.   As always, the LIVEcommunity is here to answer questions you may have! Feel free to post them down below. Leverage the experience of numerous security experts and the knowledge of our Community Team, as well! We love to hear from you! ... View more

Today is Computer Security Day, a day to remind us to protect our computers. Every day, computers become faster and more advanced.    Did you know that this day has been recognized for over 30 years? National Computer Security Day has been observed since 1988, after a cyberattack on ARPANET — predecessor to today’s Internet — that harmed as many as 10% of all connected computers.   The LIVEcommunity Team here at Palo Alto Networks sends a shout out to all of you who keep organizations, groups, businesses and individuals safe from bad actors wishing to exploit vulnerabilities and cause harm!     More Computer Security Info   To help make sure your computer security is up to date, we have many sessions and trainings you can take advantage of, today or anytime!   Our Palo Alto Networks Cybersecurity Academy exists to equip students with skills and knowledge for successful careers in cybersecurity. You can also find a wide range of Education Services information right here on the LIVEcommunity.   Ignite '20 may be over, but we're still committed to helping you secure tomorrow, today. There were many great sessions that happened at Ignite 2020 and thankfully they are hosted online for you to go back and watch! The on-demand sessions — over 75 of them — are available until 12/20/2020. If you log into the Ignite platform, at the top right you can click on the two lines and a drop-down menu will appear. Click on “Library” to be directed to the recorded sessions that took place earlier in November.    Are you shopping online this holiday season? We know we are! These Cybersecurity Tips from Unit 42 based on the top threats the unit’s researchers observed in 2020 could help you, and other consumers in your organization, to shop safer this year. Feel free to share!   Thanks again to all of you in the cybersecurity field on this Computer Security Day! As always, check out the latest and greatest Discussions on LIVEcommunity, Jump into a discussion or start one of your own to ask questions or share your insights!   Have a great Computer Security Day! ... View more