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Solutions Review\u2019s\u00a0Contributed Content Series<\/u><\/a> is a collection of contributed articles written by thought leaders in enterprise software categories. Karthik Krishnan of\u00a0Concentric AI<\/a> drums up a 5-step action plan to establish strong data security posture management (DSPM).<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and every year, most tips for security hygiene and staying safe have not changed. We\u2019ve seen them all \u2013 use strong passwords, deploy multi-factor authentication (MFA), be vigilant to spot phishing attacks, regularly update software and patch your systems. These are great recommended ongoing tips and are as relevant today as they\u2019ve ever been. But times have changed, and these best practices can no longer be the bare minimum.<\/p>\n

The sheer number of threats to your data \u2014 both external and internal \u2014 is increasing exponentially, so maintaining a robust data security posture is paramount. From a data protection standpoint, perhaps the most difficult challenge to address is that business-critical data worth protecting now takes so many different forms. Intellectual property, financial data, business confidential information, PII, PCI data, and more create a very complex environment.<\/p>\n

Traditional data protection methods, like writing a rule to determine what data is worth protecting, are not enough in today\u2019s cloud-centric environment. And think about how easy it is for your employees to create, modify, and share sensitive content with anyone. Your sensitive data is constantly at risk from data loss, and relying on employees to ensure that data is shared with the right people at all times is ineffective.<\/p>\n

In fact, according to the 2023 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report, 74 percent of all breaches involve the human element \u2014 either via social engineering error, privilege misuse, or use of stolen credentials. Concentric AI\u2019s own 2023 Data Risk Report research reports that, on average, each organization had 802,000 data files at risk due to oversharing \u2014 that\u2019s 402 files per employee. The risk to data is enormous.<\/p>\n

As Cybersecurity Awareness Month approaches, it\u2019s a good reminder that data security posture management (DSPM) is critical for organizations to implement for visibility into actionable insights on how to mitigate data security risk. DSPM empowers organizations to:<\/p>\n