The KISSS principle for data security
Keep It Simple, Stay Safe
Surely, you‘ve heard of the KISS principle — Keep It Simple, Stupid. It’s good advice that is broadly applicable, especially, as Harvard Business Review recently pointed out, when it comes to cybersecurity. From that article:
It’s a common adage that employees are the weak link in corporate cybersecurity. But I believe they are also the best defense, if they are given policies that are easy to follow and not too numerous and complex. Employee security training and best practices need to be user friendly and simple to be effective.
Simplicity is a fundamental pillar of Marshal. The easier we make Marshal to use, the more people can use it to help keep their data secure. But we don’t think you’re stupid, so we changed the phrase up a bit, and added another “S” to make it: Keep It Simple, Stay Safe.
If you’re a business, that means using Marshal to ensure your file sharing doesn’t include exposed sensitive employee, customer or vendor information. And if you’re a consumer, Marshal makes sure you aren’t accidentally sharing personally identifiable information via your cloud services.
While the backend technology that goes into Marshal is incredibly complex, the user experience is purposefully kept simple and lightweight so anyone can use it:
- Marshal is completely web-based, so there is no software to download or install, and you can use it right away! No sales demo to schedule or sit through.
- Marshal is fast. After just a few clicks, it immediately starts reporting threats back to you.
- Marshal keeps you updated with alerts whenever anyone uploads a file with sensitive information to your cloud accounts.
In a world where data breaches are on the rise and fewer cybersecurity professionals areavailable to prevent them, the decision to use Marshal to better protect your privacy is, well, simple.
