SECURITY NEWS
Kaspersky and ownCloud partner to protect file collaboration platform for enterprises
Kaspersky and ownCloud have announced the start of their technology partnership to integrate Kaspersky Scan Engine with the ownCloud Enterprise collaboration platform . According to the two companies , the integration is made through open-standard ICAP protocol and offloads scanning to a separate server to maintain performance of the platform . Data protection remains the most concerning cybersecurity issue for 54 % of organisations in the META region .
The partnership between ownCloud and Kaspersky delivers scanning integration with an emphasis on performance and usability .
“ Cybersecurity is a trust issue . Our partnership with Kaspersky allows our enterprise customers to do their antivirus scanning themselves on-premise , without compromising sensitive data by sending it to third-party scanning services . Using the ICAP protocol underscores our conviction that open standards are the way to go towards digital sovereignty ,” explained Holger Dyroff , COO , ownCloud .
Alexander Karpitsky , Head of Technology Alliances at Kaspersky , said : “ Even as hundreds of enterprises are completing their cloud migration , adversaries are stepping up their game and seeking to exploit new opportunities . By partnering with ownCloud , we want to make sure that all the advantages of private cloud technologies come together with the safety and security that can only be provided with the Kaspersky Scan Engine . I am honoured to welcome ownCloud to our growing community of Kaspersky Technology Partners .”
CM . com partners with Webber Wentzel to ensure POPIA compliance
With the Protection of Personal
Information Act ( POPIA ) compliance grace period ending on June 30th 2021 in South Africa , communication and marketing software provider CM . com has been working with leading law firm Webber Wentzel to understand what is required to achieve POPIA compliance .
As a global developer of cloud software to enable conversational commerce , CM . com empowers external marketing , sales and customer support teams to efficiently engage with their customers across multiple mobile channels , but also automate these conversations . As the platform stores and integrates customer data , it is critical that CM . com and other companies like it , comply with the act when it comes to processing and protecting personal information .
CM . com has partnered with Webber Wentzel , who has provided guidance on the best practices and procedures necessary for alignment with the requirements of POPIA .
James Bayhack , Director , Sub-Saharan Africa , CM . com , explained that : “ With the work that the teams have put in to ensure compliance , CM . com customers can have peace of mind that important information is managed correctly and that the platform ’ s features and functionality will help them stay on the right side of the law .”
Peter Grealy , a partner at Webber Wentzel , added : “ CM . com has demonstrated that it is serious about properly implementing the requirements of POPIA on its platform .” •
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