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ChatGPT and the violated data protection
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Generative AI systems like ChatGPT receive a lot of attention and are fed with data by thousands of users every day in disregard for data protection. More and more companies are using the technologies and using them for a wide variety of projects and processes. The tools are primarily used for gathering information, writing texts and translating. Unfortunately, many users are not very considerate with sensitive company data and let the AI ​​work for them. This procedure can cause serious consequential damage, since this data can be accessed without the control of any other user who only asks the right questions...

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Increasing complexity overwhelms financial service providers
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Financial services firms face a critical data security gap – only 13 percent of respondents have a complete view of data access and usage. An endpoint-to-cloud security company has released the results of a new study that highlight the rise in data breaches in the financial services industry. The study shows that 70 percent of IT leaders surveyed through the Gartner peer community report a significant increase in data breaches compared to previous years. As the cloud-first hybrid work landscape continues to rapidly evolve, financial institutions are being forced to adapt quickly to protect their valuable data. As companies struggle with...

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Data breaches in the cloud
Data breaches in the cloud

A report shows rise in ransomware attacks and human error as the leading cause of data breaches in the cloud. 48% of IT professionals reported an increase in ransomware attacks, with 22% of organizations having experienced a ransomware attack in the last 12 months. 51% of organizations have no official ransomware plan Of those who have recently experienced a data breach in the cloud, 55% of respondents cited human error as the root cause. Key Findings Thales announces the release of the Thales Data Threat Report 2023, its annual report on…

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Study Cloud Security: Fear of data protection incidents
Study Cloud Security: Fear of data protection incidents

Cloud security and the risks associated with cloud use continue to be a major concern for IT leaders, according to Versa Networks' 2022 State of Cloud Security survey. The main concern is data security. More than 85 percent are afraid of imminent data protection violations and thus of confidential or sensitive information being compromised, which can result in a loss of customer confidence and reputational damage. According to more than half of those surveyed, economic fluctuations and a recession in particular could stand in the way of the necessary investments in cloud security in the future and increase the...

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Data protection: data protection without configuration
Data protection: data protection without configuration

Data protection innovations reduce security risks with faster deployment cycles and simplified operations. Zscaler improves enterprise data protection with industry-leading no-configuration data protection. Zscaler, Inc. announces data protection innovations that build on a long history of securing data in motion and at rest in cloud applications and BYOD resources. The new developments bring the greatest accuracy and scalability to data protection projects and reduce time-to-market to hours with zero-configuration functionality for Data Loss Prevention (DLP). By standardizing data protection across all channels and simplifying operations using the…

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Automated data inventory for data protection
Automated data inventory for data protection

The provider Exterro announces a new solution for data inventory. Exterro Smart Data Inventory helps organizations build, monitor, and maintain a reliable data protection program. The basis for this is a single smart and dynamic inventory of all internal and external data records, inventories and processing processes. To create an effective data protection and governance program, organizations need to be able to quickly get a real-time picture of the data they hold internally, but also to be able to keep track of data transfers with other stakeholders. Faced with massive amounts of data, many organizations struggle to maintain an accurate and up-to-date…

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Email remains the most important communication tool
Email remains the most important communication tool

In everyday business, e-mails are still the most popular form of communication for German companies. At the same time, there is a high demand for a secure e-mail infrastructure. These are the results of a survey by YouGov on behalf of mailbox.org The survey results speak for themselves: For 57 percent of those surveyed, emails are the most important communication tool in everyday business, for a further 29 percent they are the second most important. Only the telephone is comparable in popularity: for 29 percent it is the most popular communication tool and for 48 percent it is the second most popular communication tool. After that came messenger, social media, the classic letter and the…

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Emergency training checks data integrity before an attack
Emergency training checks data integrity before an attack

In a data integrity exercise, a company simulates how it would use its data protection, data recovery, and other technology solutions. However, it is important to include SaaS applications and multiple cloud providers. A comment by Christian Keil, Commvault. The rise of cloud services is leading to increasingly complex hybrid IT environments, and an ever-increasing number of cyberattacks attempt to exploit this complexity. While in the past IT departments could only recover their on-premises infrastructure after a cyberattack to achieve cyber resilience, today they must protect a much broader infrastructure that is not fully contained within their…

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More data protection vs. less data bureaucracy
More data protection vs. less data bureaucracy

The level of data protection in Germany is far too low, according to 37 percent of Germans. On the contrary, according to 35 percent, who rate it as far too high. These contrary results were brought to light by the "Data Protection Report 2022/23", which is based on a current survey by the Hamburg high-security data service provider TeamDrive GmbH. Study director Detlef Schmuck explains what appears to be a paradoxical range of opinions at first glance: “Most people want their personal data to be protected. But they don't think that the current legislation is suitable for this." The data security expert gives an example: "It seems like a joke that you on...

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Proactive data protection through SmartScan
Proactive data protection through SmartScan

CyberRes, a division of Micro Focus, announces a new version of Voltage File Analysis Suite (FAS), a cloud solution that combines the latest advances in data discovery and data protection. Included is the new SmartScan tool for intelligent sampling and dynamic tagging for petabyte-scale data discovery, enabling data analysts to more quickly identify areas of higher data risk. "CyberRes' new Voltage File Analysis Suite combines data detection and protection capabilities in a single solution - a critical advance in data security," said Reiner...

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