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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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GUEST ESSAY: Recalibrating critical infrastructure security in the wake of evolving threats

The Last Watchdog

For all the discussion around the sophisticated technology, strategies, and tactics hackers use to infiltrate networks, sometimes the simplest attack method can do the most damage. Unitronics software is used by critical infrastructure (CI) organizations throughout the U.S.

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DCAP Systems: Protecting Your Data with Advanced Technology

SecureWorld News

With the increase in the complexity of IT infrastructures and the various ways of storing data, safeguarding against data leaks has become more resource-intensive. Data access control raises many questions not only among users but sometimes also among security professionals. Customers also use DCAP to detect various anomalies.

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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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RSAC insights: Concentric AI directs Google’s search techniques towards locking down data sprawl

The Last Watchdog

Security teams generally knew which on-premises server held certain batches of both structured and unstructured data; they could narrowly control access to a company’s on-premises data centers, and that was deemed good-enough, security-wise, he says.

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How Generative AI Will Remake Cybersecurity

eSecurity Planet

The software giant built the technology on cutting-edge generative AI – such as large language models (LLMs) – that power applications like ChatGPT. He noted that the technology will improve detection and prevention, allow for better ease-of-use for customers, and help provide more efficiencies. Or consider Palo Alto Networks.

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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. Software Corruption: Software are not infallible products.