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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. Ransomware target.

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What Is Our Professional Future?

Brandeis Records Manager

However, the technology has been around for seven years, new applications are emerging, and many huge companies are spending lots of money on blockchain technology development in new sectors while providing blockchain-based services today, despite bitcoin hacks and ransomware incidents in the financial arena.

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Part 2: OMG! Not another digital transformation article! Is it about the evolution from RIM to Content Services?

ARMA International

This part will also discuss managing CS risks such as ransomware, privacy, change management, and user adoption. Thus, they present interesting opportunities because information retrieval from a data lake is “fishing for information” that is relevant for the query, but not knowing where to look. Introduction.