FEATURE : DATA MANAGEMENT
The security risk is exacerbated by the trend towards threat actors who steal data for malicious purposes ( often extortion ) taking an increasing amount of data . Storing large volumes of data anonymously is cheaper , download speeds are quicker and reviewing and making sense of stolen data using AI-driven tools is easier . Where threat actors were previously taking gigabytes of data from
THE SECURITY RISK IS EXACERBATED BY THE TREND TOWARDS THREAT ACTORS WHO STEAL DATA FOR MALICIOUS PURPOSES ( OFTEN EXTORTION ) TAKING AN INCREASING AMOUNT OF DATA . a downstream impact on multiple organisations worldwide – take , for example , the 2023 incident affecting file transfer platform MOVEit .
The importance of data security , particularly within the data-related supply chain , is being reflected in both UK legislation , such as the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill , and EU legislation , such as DORA and NIS2 . Through legislation and related regulation such as this , particularly in critical sectors , cyber and data security is coming under increasing scrutiny .
Those who can balance the opportunities that large volumes of data provide , whilst managing the risk that data concentration causes , will be best placed to thrive .
Jean-Philippe Avelange , Chief Information Officer , Expereo
Businesses today are waking up to a stark reality : data is both their biggest asset and their biggest risk . Scaling operations while keeping up with security and compliance isn ’ t just a checkbox exercise – it ’ s a strategic balancing act that separates the winners from the rest .
The challenge isn ’ t just about handling large volumes of information but doing so in a way that is both secure and adaptable to an ever-changing regulatory landscape . Move too fast , and vulnerabilities pile up . Move too slow and agility is lost .
Cloud environments have become the backbone of enterprise intelligence , automation and decisionmaking . They fuel innovation and enable organisations to operate at scale , but the more data flows through these systems , the more they become a prime target for cyberthreats .
Jean-Philippe Avelange , Chief Information Officer , Expereo organisations , we are now sometimes seeing multiple terabytes of data being exfiltrated .
Too often , security is treated as a necessary evil rather than a core component of growth , something to be patched in later rather than embedded from the start . But the days when companies could afford to take that approach are long gone .
With regulations tightening and cyber-risks escalating , security isn ’ t just a safeguard – it ’ s a competitive advantage . There ’ s still a widespread belief that security and scalability are at odds with each other , that protecting data slows things down .
The most acute data concentration concerns often arise in a supply chain context . A data security incident involving organisations to whom data processing is outsourced can have far-reaching consequences as there is the potential for that one incident to have
The reality is quite the opposite . Security isn ’ t about restriction ; it ’ s about enabling businesses to move faster with confidence . It starts with understanding that not all data is created equal . By classifying data based on sensitivity and enforcing intelligent access controls ,
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