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Security AI and automation are key in protecting against costly data breaches for retailers and consumer goods businesses

IBM Big Data Hub

The rise of online commerce over the last two decades has completely transformed the retail and consumer goods industries—and with smartphone adoption accelerating globally, the share of shopping done via the internet will only continue to expand. For retail, the average data breach studied cost $2.96

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Data privacy examples

IBM Big Data Hub

Privacy breaches, whether caused by malicious hackers or employee negligence, can destroy a company’s reputation and revenues. Meanwhile, businesses that prioritize information privacy can build trust with consumers and gain an edge over less privacy-conscious competitors.

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Improve Your Company’s Data Security With Two-Factor Authentication

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Passwords are by far the dominant method of user authentication, and they are also the top cause of data breaches. This makes it simple for an unauthorized person to access all of your accounts if they’ve got a list of emails and passwords from an insecure site’s data breach. Luckily, all hope isn’t lost.

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Keeping Up with New Data Protection Regulations

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Keeping up with new data protection regulations can be difficult, and the latest – the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – isn’t the only new data protection regulation organizations should be aware of. New Data Protection Regulations – Always Be Prepared. employees).

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How Data Governance Protects Sensitive Data

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With more companies increasingly migrating their data to the cloud to ensure availability and scalability, the risks associated with data management and protection also are growing. Data Security Starts with Data Governance. Do You Know Where Your Sensitive Data Is?

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Three essential steps to protecting your data across the hybrid cloud

IBM Big Data Hub

As a result, more and more companies are faced with the challenge of costly data breaches and data democratization. What is data democratization? In essence, data democratization occurs when everyone within an organization has access to sensitive and business-valuable data.

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Keep Your Business Data Safe and Secure With Onehub

OneHub

Data security is one of the most important factors to consider when choosing how to store and share your business files. Some company decision-makers are hesitant to upgrade to cloud storage and file sharing due to concerns about protecting sensitive information. That’s a devastating price tag for many companies.