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4 Ways to Determine ROI around Data Cleanup

Everteam

You need to show them not only why you need to perform a data cleanup, but prove the ROI behind it. In the AIIM report on information governance , it was found that 40% of organizations manage between 40-76% content that is ROT. Weigh those costs against the cost of a data cleanup tool and the work required to implement and manage it.

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A ransomware attack took 100 Romanian hospitals down

Security Affairs

Romanian Ministry of Health added that cybersecurity specialists, including cybersecurity experts from the National Cyber Security Directorate, are monitoring the situation. The Romanian government also announced extraordinary preventive measures to prevent other hospitals from being impacted by the incident.

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At Least 30,000 U.S. Organizations Newly Hacked Via Holes in Microsoft’s Email Software

Krebs on Security

On March 2, Microsoft released emergency security updates to plug four security holes in Exchange Server versions 2013 through 2019 that hackers were actively using to siphon email communications from Internet-facing systems running Exchange. Speaking on condition of anonymity, two cybersecurity experts who’ve briefed U.S.

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GUEST ESSAY: Too many SMBs continue to pay ransomware crooks — exacerbating the problem

The Last Watchdog

The Costa Rican government declared a national emergency , after attackers crippled govenrment systems and demanded $20 million to restore them go normal. They paid $400,000 to regain access to accounts and protect prior and current students and teachers, whose Social Security numbers were in the data.

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Looking Back At Information Governance in 2018

Everteam

2018 was the year enterprises started seriously investing in their information governance programs. It’s not that they didn’t do governance before, but the increase in compliance and regulations, including the new privacy regulations has pushed for improvements to how enterprise think about and apply information governance processes.

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e-Records 2023 – Call for Presentations

The Texas Record

This event is organized by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) and co-sponsored with the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) to promote electronic records management in Texas government. Requested Presentation Formats A presentation must include 1-2 presenters or 3-4 panelists and a moderator.

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China-linked APT group VANGUARD PANDA uses a new tradecraft in recent attacks

Security Affairs

In the most recent campaign, the group targeted organizations in the communications, manufacturing, utility, transportation, construction, maritime, government, information technology, and education sectors. The Volt Typhoon group has been active since at least mid-2021 it carried out cyber operations against critical infrastructure.

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