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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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RSAC insights: Malware is now spreading via weaponized files circulating in data lakes, file shares

The Last Watchdog

Votiro refined this service, cleansing weaponized attachments and web links sent via email, and has extended this service to cleansing files as they flow into a data lake and as they circulate in file shares. . It’s documents, PDFs, CSV files, Excel files, images, lots of unstructured data; we track 150 different file types.

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Common Problems with Content Migrations

AIIM

Data Quality Issues. Any migration involving unstructured data, that is, individual files, is bound to run into issues migrating certain file formats. Communication: It should be clear that the communication of all the previous points to those affected should be a high priority. System Dependencies. Process Issues.

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Data Disposition: What is it and why should it be part of your data retention policy?

AIIM

The retention schedule must apply to all the data in an organization’s possession, not just information officially classified as “records.” Ensure that retention and disposal obligations are communicated and publicized in a language that stakeholders can understand. Conclusion. Ready to get started?

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The Future of Information Governance: Trends Shaping 2025 and Beyond 

Gimmal

The Proliferation of Unstructured Data Trend Overview Unstructured data—such as emails, images, videos, and social media content—is growing exponentially. By 2025: Unstructured Data Will Dominate: It’s projected that unstructured data will account for approximately 90% of all data generated.

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Embrace AI Knowledge Work with Cloud Editions (CE) 24.4

OpenText Information Management

This empowers organizations to reimagine conversations and customer interactions with advanced capabilities in communications and messaging, customer data and journeys, and secure fax solutions. Additionally, customer experience leaders can leverage optimized communications orchestration to boost operations efficiency.

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The CISO: Guardian of Data while Navigating Risk Strategic Insights for the Boardroom and Shaping Future Business

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

To achieve comprehensive data protection and mitigate this significant vulnerability, you must know where all your sensitive data is and all paths to it. This requires comprehensive data discovery and classification for structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data across all stages of the data lifecycle: 4.

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