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Why DSPM is Essential for Achieving Data Privacy in 2024

Security Affairs

million terabytes of data are created daily. According to other reports, most of that data is unstructured. As organizations deal with such high volumes of dark and unstructured data, most of this data contains sensitive information , making it a primary target for data breach attacks.

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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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CNA legal filings lift the curtain on a Phoenix CryptoLocker ransomware attack

Malwarebytes

Between March 5 and March 20, 2021, the threat actor conducted reconnaissance within CNA’s IT environment using legitimate tools and legitimate credentials to avoid detection and to establish persistence,” the company revealed.

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The Role of Enhanced Visibility for Data Privacy and Security

Security Boulevard

Data is everywhere and growing rapidly. According to some estimates, people and systems create millions of terabytes of data every day, with unstructured data accounting for an estimated 80% of a company’s information.

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Microsoft AI researchers accidentally exposed terabytes of sensitive data

Malwarebytes

It should speak for itself that you don’t just hand over the keys to your data. But what if a misconfiguration ends in a supposed internal storage account becoming suddenly accessible to everyone? That's how Microsoft managed to leak access to 38 terabytes of data.

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How to Keep Your Information Safe for Data Privacy Day 2020

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

By implementing this security control, organizations can protect all structured and unstructured data that’s found across their on-premises, virtual, public cloud and hybrid environments. A Streamlined Data Security Strategy. An organization’s digital security strategy would not be complete without encryption.

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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. Who is the protentional customer of such solutions?