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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. A few takeaways: Outside a database.

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Best Encryption Software for 2022

eSecurity Planet

That startup – Titaniam – bills itself as “the only practical and scalable data-in-use protection solution,” so it’s one to watch. Top Encryption Software. VeraCrypt is a free, open-source disk encryption software that can be used on Windows, Mac OSX, and Linux systems. Key Differentiators.

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Play ransomware attack on Xplain exposed 65,000 files containing data relevant to the Swiss Federal Administration.

Security Affairs

Government experts discovered sensitive information, including personal data, technical information, classified details, and passwords, in approximately half of the Federal Administration’s files (5,182). “On August, the Government launched an administrative investigation into the data breach. .”

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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.

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How Machine Learning Can Accelerate and Improve the Accuracy of Sensitive Data Classification

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Part of this process includes identifying where and how data is stored—on-premises, in third-party servers or in the cloud. While an organization might already know the location of structured data such as a primary customer database store, unstructured data (such as that found in stray files and emails) is more difficult to locate.

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Best 5 Privacy Management Tools for 2024

Centraleyes

From the European Union General Data Protection Regulation ( GDPR ) to the California CPRA, compliance with these regulations is critical to avoid penalties and maintain stakeholder trust. Privacy management software tools are the go-to address to navigate these challenges effectively.

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SentinelOne forks over $155 million for log management company

SC Magazine

Automated endpoint security company SentinelOne has acquired Scalyr, a log management and data analytics platform, for $155 million in equity and cash.