Over the past two decades, technology has evolved to make it easy and affordable for companies to collect, store and use massive amounts of data. From AWS to Google Cloud to Snowflake, even startups and small businesses can quickly establish a mature data practice and use unprecedented amounts of information to inform and streamline operations.
The exponential growth in our ability to manage and use data has provided tremendous benefits to business and society alike. But this endless sprawl comes at a cost: As each organization’s collection of data has expanded wildly, their security measures haven’t kept pace. Sensitive data is going unnoticed, unmanaged, and unprotected — putting it at risk of theft.
