Sam Heiney

SVP, Product at Impero Software – A skilled product team leader, Sam directs a global development operation that is responsible for the full Impero Software product suite.

Sam Heiney's Posts

9 BEST PRACTICES for Keeping POS systems safe

Take these steps to secure your remote access and avoid being the next victim. North Country Business Products, a Point of Sale (PoS) services and solutions company based in Minnesota, announced a data breach on February 20, 2019. Full details have ...
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Remote Access and GDPR Part 5: The Right-to-be-Forgotten

Hello and welcome once again to Impero's ongoing series on the upcoming General Data Protection Regulation and its impact on the use of remote access and control software. This week we’ll be digging into the “right-to-be-forgotten.” More specifically, the rights ...
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Remote Access and GDPR Part 4: Data Minimization

Welcome back to Impero Connect's ongoing series on the 2018 General Data Protection Regulation, where we dive into the EU regulation and how it impacts the way we use remote access tools. Today our focus is on data minimization, at ...
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Secure Remote Privileged Access for Your Vendors’ Technicians

Many organizations depend on a variety of external vendors to support their IT infrastructure, network and systems. In many cases, they overlook remote third-party access as a privileged access point that requires narrow security controls. “Most organizations granting remote privileged ...
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Remote Access and GDPR Part 3: The Impact of Requiring Consent

According to a recent report by Varonis, only 4 out of 10 companies in Europe have made compliance with the GDPR deadline a priority. At this point, this lack of preparation is remarkable. Consent to process personal data is one ...
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Remote Access and GDPR Part 2: Pseudonymization and Encryption

The pseudonymization and encryption of personal data is required by the GDPR, but before we dive into this, ask yourself: how confident am I in my understanding of these terms? Even seasoned IT professionals struggle with these – especially when ...
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