--- title: Blog | comforte | Mark Bower description: Data security expert --- [![Hubspot\_blog\_logo](https://insights.comforte.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Hubspot_blog_logo.png?width=295&name=Hubspot_blog_logo.png)](http://www.comforte.com) [![Subscribe](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/4026697/ba125972-4bdc-4e47-b9a9-81df496120a0.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/4026697/ba125972-4bdc-4e47-b9a9-81df496120a0) # Posts from Mark Bower Data security expert [back to insights](https://insights.comforte.com?hsLang=en) [![microsoft exchange data breach](https://insights.comforte.com/hubfs/Stock%20images/Background%20conceptual%20image%20with%20papers%20flying%20in%20air.jpeg)](https://insights.comforte.com/microsoft-exchange-breach?hsLang=en) Mar 11, 2021 l [Data Protection](https://insights.comforte.com/tag/data-protection?hsLang=en), [Data Breaches](https://insights.comforte.com/tag/data-breaches?hsLang=en) ### [Key Takeaways from the Microsoft Exchange Breach](https://insights.comforte.com/microsoft-exchange-breach?hsLang=en) The [recent attack on Microsoft Exchange](https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2021/03/09/eu-banking-authority-hacked-as-microsoft-exchange-attacks-continue/?sh=2a2636ed2fe0), which seems to have affected anywhere from 30,000 to 60,000 or more organizations, appears to be far more... [read more](https://insights.comforte.com/microsoft-exchange-breach?hsLang=en) [![](https://insights.comforte.com/hubfs/Blog%20Header%20Images/cybersecurity%20trends%20blog%20header%20image.jpeg)](https://insights.comforte.com/what-will-be-the-primary-drivers-of-cybersecurity-investment-in-2021?hsLang=en) Jan 19, 2021 l [Data Protection](https://insights.comforte.com/tag/data-protection?hsLang=en), [Research, Trends, and Predictions](https://insights.comforte.com/tag/research-trends-and-predictions?hsLang=en) ### [What Will be the Primary Drivers of Cybersecurity Investment in 2021?](https://insights.comforte.com/what-will-be-the-primary-drivers-of-cybersecurity-investment-in-2021?hsLang=en) When looking back to the beginning of 2020, we can agree that the world is now in a very different place. The COVID-19 pandemic has swept across the... [read more](https://insights.comforte.com/what-will-be-the-primary-drivers-of-cybersecurity-investment-in-2021?hsLang=en) [![fintech cloud security](https://insights.comforte.com/hubfs/blog%20fintech%20cloud%20security.jpeg)](https://insights.comforte.com/how-fintechs-can-avoid-data-spills-from-the-cloud?hsLang=en) Jan 5, 2021 l [Data Protection](https://insights.comforte.com/tag/data-protection?hsLang=en), [Cloud Computing](https://insights.comforte.com/tag/cloud-computing?hsLang=en) ### [How FinTechs can Avoid Data Spills from the Cloud](https://insights.comforte.com/how-fintechs-can-avoid-data-spills-from-the-cloud?hsLang=en) This [recent story on TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/news/microsoft-azure-breach-left-thousands-of-customer-records-exposed) illustrates precisely the problem of data security and risk governance faced by enterprises today in the vastness of... [read more](https://insights.comforte.com/how-fintechs-can-avoid-data-spills-from-the-cloud?hsLang=en) [![solarwinds breach](https://insights.comforte.com/hubfs/Blog%20Header%20Images/bp_1.png)](https://insights.comforte.com/what-can-we-learn-from-the-solarwinds-breach?hsLang=en) Dec 22, 2020 l [Data Protection](https://insights.comforte.com/tag/data-protection?hsLang=en), [Data Breaches](https://insights.comforte.com/tag/data-breaches?hsLang=en) ### [What can we Learn from the SolarWinds Breach?](https://insights.comforte.com/what-can-we-learn-from-the-solarwinds-breach?hsLang=en) CISO’s and C-level leaders around the world need to look at the exposure risk of sensitive data in their organizations when attackers can infiltrate... [read more](https://insights.comforte.com/what-can-we-learn-from-the-solarwinds-breach?hsLang=en) [![discover and protect sensitive data blog header](https://insights.comforte.com/hubfs/blog%20cant%20find%20sensitive%20data.jpg)](https://insights.comforte.com/how-are-you-supposed-to-protect-sensitive-data-when-you-cant-even-locate-it?hsLang=en) Sep 25, 2020 l [Data Protection](https://insights.comforte.com/tag/data-protection?hsLang=en), [Data Discovery & Classification](https://insights.comforte.com/tag/data-discovery-classification?hsLang=en) ### [How do you Protect Sensitive Data if you Can't Even Locate it?](https://insights.comforte.com/how-are-you-supposed-to-protect-sensitive-data-when-you-cant-even-locate-it?hsLang=en) Knowing what risks impact your business can give security professionals a deeper grasp of what data protection tools are required to effectively... [read more](https://insights.comforte.com/how-are-you-supposed-to-protect-sensitive-data-when-you-cant-even-locate-it?hsLang=en) [![Data breach during Pandemic - comforte AG](https://insights.comforte.com/hubfs/Plane_v1.6.jpg)](https://insights.comforte.com/pandemics-create-new-attack-opportunities-in-travel-and-hospitality?hsLang=en) Jul 21, 2020 l [Data Protection](https://insights.comforte.com/tag/data-protection?hsLang=en), [Pandemic](https://insights.comforte.com/tag/pandemic?hsLang=en) ### [Pandemics Create New Attack Opportunities in Travel and Hospitality](https://insights.comforte.com/pandemics-create-new-attack-opportunities-in-travel-and-hospitality?hsLang=en) Hospitality and travel data breaches in a pandemic create new risks and threats to citizens on a global basis. Data breaches from airline, travel,... [read more](https://insights.comforte.com/pandemics-create-new-attack-opportunities-in-travel-and-hospitality?hsLang=en) [![CCPA comforte AG](https://insights.comforte.com/hubfs/CCPA_v1.5.jpg)](https://insights.comforte.com/how-to-pass-the-test-of-reasonable-security-when-it-comes-to-ccpa?hsLang=en) Jun 23, 2020 l [Compliance](https://insights.comforte.com/tag/compliance?hsLang=en), [Data Breaches](https://insights.comforte.com/tag/data-breaches?hsLang=en), [CCPA](https://insights.comforte.com/tag/ccpa?hsLang=en) ### [How to Pass the Test of “Reasonable Security” When It Comes to CCPA](https://insights.comforte.com/how-to-pass-the-test-of-reasonable-security-when-it-comes-to-ccpa?hsLang=en) Today, we see a third CCPA class action in short order, which points to very specific claims of security failure against the CCPA regulation. This... [read more](https://insights.comforte.com/how-to-pass-the-test-of-reasonable-security-when-it-comes-to-ccpa?hsLang=en) [![US capitol building](https://insights.comforte.com/hubfs/Stock%20images/The%20United%20States%20Capitol%20and%20reflecting%20pool%20in%20Washington%2c%20DC..jpeg)](https://insights.comforte.com/is-the-us-ready-for-centralized-data-privacy-enforcement?hsLang=en) Feb 18, 2020 l [GDPR](https://insights.comforte.com/tag/gdpr?hsLang=en), [Data Protection](https://insights.comforte.com/tag/data-protection?hsLang=en), [Compliance](https://insights.comforte.com/tag/compliance?hsLang=en), [Data Breaches](https://insights.comforte.com/tag/data-breaches?hsLang=en), [Cloud Computing](https://insights.comforte.com/tag/cloud-computing?hsLang=en) ### [Is the US Ready for Centralized Data Privacy Enforcement?](https://insights.comforte.com/is-the-us-ready-for-centralized-data-privacy-enforcement?hsLang=en) The recent [news](https://techcrunch.com/2020/02/13/gilliband-law-data-agency/) about a proposed bill to create a central data privacy enforcing body shines another spotlight on the high-risk, high stakes shifting... 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