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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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5 ways to improve the governance of unstructured data

Tech Republic Security

Bringing big data governance and security up to the level of practice applied to structured data is critical. The post 5 ways to improve the governance of unstructured data appeared first on TechRepublic. Here are five ways to get there.

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How to Protect Structured and Unstructured Data

Security Boulevard

And while regulations such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) outline expectations. The post How to Protect Structured and Unstructured Data appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Unstructured Data and What it Means for GDPR Compliance

Security Boulevard

Back on May 25, 2018, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect, meaning all organizations that offer goods or services to European Union residents, or collect consumer data within the region, are now required to comply with the regulation.

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The role of unstructured data and Large Language Models in securing data

IT Security Guru

Advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) have lowered the barrier of entry for non-security users to independently develop and manage their own data products, which when decentralised to enable separate cross domain data analysis is known as ‘data mesh’.

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Put Vendor-Neutral Unstructured Data Management on Your To-Do List

Security Boulevard

It’s that time of year again… If you listen closely, you will hear IT organizations grinding their proverbial gears as they hash out an optimal data management strategy to deal with the ever-increasing mountains of invaluable data stacking up in their data centers or in the cloud.

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Building a RAG System on Databricks With Your Unstructured Data Using Tonic Textual

Security Boulevard

have partnered to simplify the process of connecting enterprise unstructured data to AI systems to reap the benefits of RAG. The post Building a RAG System on Databricks With Your Unstructured Data Using Tonic Textual appeared first on Security Boulevard. Databricks and Tonic.ai