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MY TAKE: The no. 1 reason ransomware attacks persist: companies overlook ‘unstructured data’

The Last Watchdog

All too many companies lack a full appreciation of how vital it has become to proactively manage and keep secure “unstructured data.”. One reason for the enduring waves of ransomware is that unstructured data is easy for hackers to locate and simple for them to encrypt. Ransomware target.

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SentinelOne forks over $155 million for log management company

SC Magazine

Its core event database feature, according to the company’s website , is designed to pull data from a wide variety of sources, including an agent installed directly onto customer servers to collect logs and server metrics, Scalyr’s own monitors that can probe servers or import Amazon cloud metrics and an SSL-based Application Programming Interface.

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The Impacts of Data Loss on Your Organization

Security Affairs

Examples: Customer Personal Identifiable Information, transactional data, inventory records, and financial statements. Unstructured Data: Unstructured data, on the other hand, is characterized by its lack of organization and predefined format. It contains elements of both organized and unorganized data.

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Best Encryption Software for 2022

eSecurity Planet

It’s been a couple of decades since data tapes delivered by trucks made encryption a standard enterprise cybersecurity practice. Yet even as technology has changed, sending and receiving data remains a major vulnerability, ensuring encryption’s place as a foundational security practice. What is Encryption?

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Data-Centric Security and Big Data

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

As Cybersecurity continues to be heavily focused on solving the problem of attacks against software vulnerabilities and system access, one potential silver bullet in the data breach equation remains out of the limelight. In short, these technologies are vulnerable, especially to insiders who have unfettered, root-level access.

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Predictions for 2023 API Security

CyberSecurity Insiders

While regulatory action typically lags behind advanced technology development, API security is increasing the scope and severity of security breaches. One of the reasons that API security risks are so dangerous is that organizations are collecting and storing too much data.

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Top Threat Intelligence Platforms for 2021

eSecurity Planet

Using big data technology and machine learning, this robust platform can deliver SIEM, log management, endpoint monitoring, Network Behavior Analytics (NB), User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) and Security Automation Orchestration (SAO) capabilities. What are threat intelligence platforms?