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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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How Secure Is Cloud Storage? Features, Risks, & Protection

eSecurity Planet

When assessing the overall security of cloud storage and choosing a solution tailored to your business, it helps to determine its features, potential risks, security measures, and other considerations. CSP collaboration improves the security environment where there’s a need to mitigate the emerging risks quickly and comprehensively.

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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.

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Best 5 Privacy Management Tools for 2024

Centraleyes

Demonstrate your dedication to data privacy and ethics with strong policies and a clean record, and you’ll earn the vital trust that is the foundation of long-term consumer loyalty. Better Insurance Rates: Cyber insurance providers include data security in their actuarial analysis.

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Cybersecurity Awareness Month Blog Series: Using Technology to Safeguard the Nation’s Critical Infrastructure

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

If we focus primarily on perimeter defense, we will continue to see data breaches and exposure to our critical infrastructure. Perimeter defense, while necessary, is not enough to protect our sensitive data. The Vormetric Data Security Platform.

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The Evolution of SIEM: Where It’s Been and Where It is Going

CyberSecurity Insiders

SIEM enables security teams to detect and respond to threats, manage incident response, and minimize risks. Over the last 20+ years, the SIEM market has procured substantial growth within the technology industry. Splunk was founded in 2003 as essentially the first-ever flexible and powerful store and search engine for big data.

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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. Prediction #2: Leaders will see APIs as representing both security and business risks. Prediction #4: Organizations will right-size data storage to reduce risks.

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