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Most organizations have come to understand the importance of being data-driven. To compete in a digital economy, it’s essential to base decisions and actions on accurate data, both real-time and historical. Data about customers, supply chains, the economy, market trends, and competitors must be aggregated and cross-correlated from myriad sources.  But the sheer volume of the world’s data is expected to nearly triple between 2020 and 2025 to a whopping 180 zettabytes. That makes it unfeasible for…

Stretched IT security teams threaten to become overwhelmed by the number of assets they must defend, especially those in the cloud, according to JupiterOne. The security vendor analyzed 370 million assets at nearly 1,300 organizations to compile its 2022 State of Cyber Assets Report. These cyber assets could include cloud workloads, devices, network assets, applications, data assets, and users. The average security team is responsible for managing over 165,000 of these, the report warned. That…

Researchers on Monday reported a targeted attack that leveraged the open-source package installer Chocolatey to deliver a backdoor that targeted organizations in the French construction, real estate, and government industries. In a blog post, Proofpoint researchers said what it made it especially worth noting was that the attacker used a resume-themed subject and phishing lure purporting to pose as GDPR information. The attacker also used steganography, including a cartoon image, to download and install the…