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There are some 5.35 billion internet users worldwide.

Every digital step you take leaves a trail of data to follow.

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For businesses, data is the currency of the digital world.

It helps to drives insights, make decisions and is one of the most valuable organizational assets.

However, as more data is created and stored, the potential attack surface grows.

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This is made more complicated by the rapid growth of unstructured data.

This is leading organizations to over-provision access granting too much access beyond what roles and responsibilities should allow.

In fact, 78% of the businesses surveyed reported that asecurityissue has resulted from improper access.

Without visibility over who has access to what, and when, hackers could be operating unnoticed.

Yet the implications go beyondfinancialloss.

However, three-quarters still need to complete preparations to better protect themselves and their customers.

Safeguarding data is business critical.

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