Trade secrets are worth protecting – and the EU thinks so too
The success of a company can stand or fall based on its business idea. To take Apple as an example, the company would never have become so successful if it had stuck to copying Nokia or Motorola devic…
Credit Suisse chooses Brainloop to securely collaborate with external partners
When Credit Suisse (Switzerland), the leading bank and one of the world’s largest financial services companies in Switzerland, works with an external asset manager to create an endowment fund, the fu…
Data Protection Day: 5 simple steps to stay secure
As the world becomes more digital, initiatives like Data Protection Day, celebrated on 28th January, have never been more relevant. Awareness of information security is also higher than ever, not leas…
Switzerland’s largest media firm relies on Brainloop
The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation, SRG is the largest media house in Switzerland with around 6.000 employees. It produces and offers content for its own television and radio stations and an online po…
Two years of the Privacy Shield – already leapfrogged by the market
Since 1st August 2016, the Privacy Shield has formed the legal basis for data sharing between the EU and the USA. The agreement was renewed for the second time on 19th December 2018. The news is bare…
Subsidiaries under scrutiny
As regulators, investors and wider stakeholders increase their demands for companies to improve governance and compliance standards, subsidiary boards of large organisations are coming under scrutiny …
Close to our heart: sharing the fruits of success
As 2018 draws to a close, we’d like to use this opportunity to take stock of it in a slightly different way. At Brainloop, it’s been an exciting year in the world of security for confidential data an…
Online crisis management: being prepared for the worst
When companies get into a crisis situation, they’re under a lot of pressure and short of time. That’s why it’s essential to ensure that processes and the team set-up are well coordinated and that a st…
What a difference being different makes
Four colleagues and friends walk into a bar. It's Friday, it’s pub quiz night and they're feeling lucky. As a collection of the top minds in astrophysics, who could blame them? Their IQs combined coul…
The only person on stage who doesn't make a sound
An arm sweeps dramatically through the air. The strings increase in speed. A subtle point of the left hand index finger and the percussions become quieter. A flick of the baton and the brass takes cen…