Mysterious Threats of ‘Dark Data’ in Organizations

Data security is becoming costlier for organizations worldwide and the threats of cyber attacks added pressure on organizations from customers to protect their sensitive information. As a result, several organizations have already invested in new processes to safeguard their ‘data.’ 

However, we should not miss anything related to a dark part of databases that is lingering beneath the surface that might come back to haunt organizations. 

Along with structured data, a huge amount of unstructured data, known as dark data, also occupies the storage of every organization often as a result of a user’s daily digital interactions. This could include data of previous employees, customer information, financial transaction, confidential emails, messages and video call transcripts, and other sensitive information. 

Companies store a vast amount of unstructured or semi-structured data in log files or data archives for future utilization. The mysterious nature of dark data makes it hard to protect, and also creates a sense of insecurity what if threat actors get access to this data? 

Because of the availability of online services, data is being produced at a very rapid pace; it becomes very difficult for organizations to quantify their dark data. As per a recent survey, more than half of an organization’s da

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