The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

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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Unstructured data Ransomware Mining Encryption 158

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 11, 2023

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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Unstructured data Cloud Data Privacy GDPR 83

Security Affairs

JULY 3, 2023

Structured data is highly valuable for generating reports, performing statistical analysis, and gaining insights into operational efficiency. Examples: Customer Personal Identifiable Information, transactional data, inventory records, and financial statements. They pose a significant threat to data security.

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Unstructured data Metadata Encryption Data structuring 97

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The LGPD creates a legal framework for the use of personal data of individuals in Brazil, regardless of where the data processor is located. Visibility across the organization provides the accurate data it needs to make informed decisions. Encryption. Reduced Risk of Exposure. Access Control. Compliance. Tokenization.

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Compliance Unstructured data Personal data Big data 98

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 8, 2020

To help organizations better plan their privacy and security strategies, we need to recognize the challenges that business leaders have to address to achieve a holistic data privacy and protection implementation. Having a partial understanding of your data or operating over a reduced area of the problem is like leaving the backdoor open.

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Privacy Digital transformation Data Privacy Risk 62