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

Security Affairs

The ransomware attack on Xplain impacted tens of thousands Federal government files, said the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) of Switzerland. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) published a data analysis report on the data breach resulting from the ransomware attack on the IT services provider Xplain.

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

The Last Watchdog

The zero trust approach to enterprise security is well on its way to mainstream adoption. Lots of innovation has come down the pike with respect to imbuing zero trust into two pillars of security operations: connectivity and authentication. This is a very good thing. Related: Covid 19 ruses used in email attacks.

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Security Data Lakes Emerge to Address SIEM Limitations

eSecurity Planet

Every security team craves clear visibility into the endpoints, networks, containers, applications, and other resources of the organization. To address that limitation, a new tool is emerging: Security data lakes (SDLs), which might provide a solution that enables unfiltered visibility for security teams. What is SIEM?

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Anomali ThreatStream: Threat Intelligence Product Overview and Insight

eSecurity Planet

The Anomali ThreatStream threat intelligence platform (TIP) integrates hundreds of threat information feeds with the analytics a security professional needs to understand how a specific threat might impact the organization. However, Anomali continues to provide secure threat sharing for ISACs and threat sharing networks.

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Driving success on the historic Monaco Circuit

OpenText Information Management

By harnessing vast streams of data generated during the race, we provide Jaguar TCS Racing with a dynamic competitive edge. Our real-time data analytics platform OpenText™ Vertica™ and our unstructured data analytics platform, OpenText™ IDOL ™ ,enable the team to make informed decisions in the heat of the moment.

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Content Migration - Evaluating Your Options

AIIM

Thankfully, there are some new approaches to data migration that may provide an answer. Lift and Shift vs. Extensive Analysis vs. Intelligent Migration. Lift and shift” is familiar and a straightforward approach to migrating data and applications from an on-premises system to the cloud. Extensive Analysis. Lift and Shift.