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689Cloud Partners with the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (UEH) to Protect Online Lecture Videos
On September 18, 2025, The University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (UEH) announced that they have 689Cloud Solutions, Ltd. (689Cloud) to deploy an online system that safeguards lecture videos using Digital Rights Management (DRM) technology. This marks the first time in Vietnam that a university applies a modern copyright protection solution for online educational
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How to Handle Sensitive Information and Keep It Secure in the Cloud
How to Handle Sensitive Information is one of the most important topics for any organization working with cloud-based systems, and 689Cloud provides practical tools to secure this sensitive data effectively. This article breaks down: What counts as sensitive information in a business context Best practices for managing and securing it How 689Cloud provides a safer
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Secure File Sharing: 13 Powerful Ways to Protect Your Company’s Data with 689Cloud
Secure File Sharing plays a critical role in protecting company data in today’s digital environment. Every time you browse the internet, use cloud storage, or communicate online, you leave behind digital breadcrumbs. While many online services appear to be free, the real cost is often your data. Even when you pay for a service, your
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Secure Email Attachments: 3 common scenarios from email attachments
Protecting Confidential Documents Across Industries Secure email attachments are essential for protecting business communications in today’s digital environment. Whether you work in education, design, finance, or enterprise IT, your documents are valuable and vulnerable. Once an email is sent, the attached file can easily be forwarded, copied, downloaded, or even exposed to unauthorized users. Without
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SecureMail Compatibility: Outlook & Gmail Versions Supported (2025)
SecureMail is an email encryption and attachment security add-in for Microsoft Outlook and Gmail. The add-in applies Information Rights Management (IRM) controls, ensuring only authorized recipients can open attachments. Files remain encrypted and access-controlled during delivery, providing visibility into who has viewed them. Additional security features include optional two-factor authentication for recipients, blocking copy/paste or
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5 Common Mistakes When Sending Sensitive Data by Email
Why Sending Sensitive Data by Email Is a Serious Risk Sending sensitive data by email may seem convenient, but it exposes businesses to serious security risks if not handled properly. But for organizations handling sensitive data, such as legal contracts, financial statements, health records, and proprietary business information, email can also be a significant security
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5 Critical Data Security Lessons from the Sushi Wars
In February 2024, Tokyo prosecutors convicted Kappa Sushi of stealing trade-secret data from rival Hama Sushi. A former Hama executive, after joining Kappa, secretly took a file of Hama’s cost and product plans and handed it to Kappa’s planning manager. As a result, Kappa gained an unfair edge in competition. The court ruled this was
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4 Critical Risk Attachments Issues That Threaten Your Business Security
Why Sending Email Attachments Is Putting Your Business at Risk Email remains one of the most widely used tools for business communication — and one of the most common ways sensitive files are shared. But while email attachments are convenient, they also pose a serious risk to your organization’s data security. If you’re a CIO
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Data Breach Prevention: How Content Security Could Have Averted the Fukuoka COVID-19 Patient Data Leak
Data breach incidents are on the rise and pose enormous risks to organizations’ security. In fact, IBM reports that the global average cost of a data breach reached $4.45 million in 2023. One notable example is the Fukuoka COVID-19 patient data leak: in January 2021 the Fukuoka Prefectural Government inadvertently exposed the personal information (names, location,
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How to Share Internal Documents Securely – Document Security Best Practices 2025
Internal documents often include a company’s most sensitive information, from financial reports to proprietary research. Yet common sharing methods like email or USB drives leave these files vulnerable. In fact, studies show nearly 60% of organizations have been hit by attacks (like ransomware) when sharing data, and errors are frequent: one city employee once emailed
