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Dec 18, 2024

Unlock Deeper Data Security Insights with Cyera’s Enhanced Reporting

Dec 12, 2024

A Milestone in Data Security: Classifying an Exabyte of Snowflake Data and Uncovering Over 1 Trillion Sensitive Records at Risk

Discover Cyera's breakthrough in classifying an exabyte of Snowflake data with precision, unveiling over 1 trillion at-risk records

Dec 10, 2024

Expanding Data Discovery and Classification to NetApp On-Prem File Servers

Dec 9, 2024

Key Benefits of Implementing DSPM

Benefits of Implementing DSPM: Enhance data visibility, ensure compliance, cut costs, and reduce risks while protecting sensitive information effectively

Dec 2, 2024

Building a Modern Data Security Program

Learn how to build a modern data security program using an 8-stage lifecycle to protect sensitive data, mitigate risks, and adapt to evolving cyber threats

Dec 2, 2024

Are Your Most Critical Files Protected? How Cyera Helps with Deeper Data Insights

Are your most critical files protected? Discover how Cyera’s advanced visibility, classification, and reporting help secure sensitive data and reduce risks

Nov 26, 2024

How DSPM is Evolving: 5 Key Trends for the Future

Explore 5 key DSPM trends of data security: from AI risk management to bridging security and privacy, discover how to stay ahead of threats

Nov 26, 2024

The Often-Forgotten Pillar: Why Data Security is the Unsung Hero of Zero Trust

Nov 22, 2024

The Challenges of Scaling DSPM in High-Volume Data Environments

Explore how Cyera’s DSPM solutions manage and secure high-volume data across diverse platforms and technologies efficiently

Nov 20, 2024

A Big Step Forward for Cyera: $300M Series D to Drive the Future of Data Security

Nov 15, 2024

Reflections from DataSec 2024: Elevating Data Security in the AI Era

DataSec 2024 marked a defining moment for Cyera. Our inaugural conference brought together 300 CISOs and data security leaders from around the world, underscoring a pivotal shift: data security is no longer a peripheral concern—it’s the cornerstone for building trust in an AI-driven world.

Oct 24, 2024

DSPM for Regulatory Compliance: Strengthening Your Data Security Strategy

DSPM for Regulatory Compliance: Simplify data discovery, classification, and protection to meet global regulations. See Cyera in action—request a demo now!

Oct 24, 2024

Defending Databricks: Strengthening Your Data Security Posture with Cyera

Strengthen Databricks security with Cyera. Automate data discovery, classification, and compliance to protect sensitive information at scale.

Oct 17, 2024

Cyera Acquires Trail to Revolutionize Data Loss Prevention in the Era of AI

Cyera expands its platform to include AI-driven DLP with Trail acquisition, uniting DSPM and next-gen DLP for better data security and protection

Oct 11, 2024

Connect with Top CISOs and Data Security Pioneers at DataSec24

Join us in Dallas, Nov 13-14, for DataSec Conference. Learn strategies from top security leaders on protecting your business’s growing data attack surface

Oct 7, 2024

How Cyera and ServiceNow Can Streamline Your Data Security Operations

How Cyera and ServiceNow Can Streamline Your Data Security Operations

Sep 25, 2024

Why Data Security Is Critical for CCPA Compliance

Learn about CCPA and its impact on data security, giving California residents control over how their personal information is collected, stored, and shared

Sep 20, 2024

The Rise of Data Security Posture Management

Discover the rise of DSPM in data security as enterprises tackle evolving challenges and safeguard sensitive information across complex environments.

Sep 18, 2024

Sept. ‘24 Product Launch Report: All-New Identity Module, Box Support, LLM Advancements, and More

Sep 12, 2024

What are the Four Levels of Data Classification?

Explore the four essential levels of data classification and learn how AI technologies enhance security measures and compliance

Sep 12, 2024

A Leap Forward: Cyera Enhances Its Market-Leading LLMs with Industry-Specific Precision

Enhance data security with Cyera’s AI-driven, industry-specific classification LLMs. Achieve precise data protection across various sectors.

Sep 10, 2024

Why Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) is Critical for Enterprises

Discover why 75% of enterprises plan to adopt DSPM for data security in 2024. Learn how DSPM enhances data protection and business agility.

Sep 9, 2024

Choosing the Right DSPM

Discover key factors for selecting the ideal Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) solution. Expert tips to enhance your data security strategy.

Sep 5, 2024

How Cyera’s Support for Box Can Elevate Your Data Security Strategy

Boost data security with Cyera’s AI-powered support for Box. Discover, classify, and protect sensitive data across Box to meet compliance needs.

Aug 28, 2024

Data: The Lifeblood of Modern Manufacturing

Learn how data drives modern manufacturing in Cyera’s blog. Explore its role as the lifeblood of efficiency and innovation

Aug 27, 2024

Who You Gonna Call? Data Busters!

Uncover how Cyera’s Data Busters tackle modern data challenges with expert strategies and solutions to safeguard your business data

Aug 23, 2024

Advancing Sensitive Data Classification in the Age of AI

Enhance data security with AI-powered sensitive data classification. Cyera leverages AI & LLMs for precise, context-aware protection

Aug 20, 2024

Days of Data Sovereignty: Compliance is key!

Data is a critical asset that enhances business development, innovation, decision-making and operational efficiency in the corporate world.

Aug 15, 2024

From AI to Identity: 5 Things Black Hat 2024 Taught Us About Modern Data Security

Data security, identity, and AI were all top of mind topics as organizations struggle with the challenges of integrating AI technologies at Black Hat 2024.

Aug 8, 2024

How Data Is The Key to Effective Incident Response

Explore a new set of services that are emerging to help minimize the threat of data incidents.

Jul 31, 2024

Data and Identity are Two Sides of the Same Coin

By integrating identity context, you can implement more granular access controls.

Jul 30, 2024

Why Identity Should be Part of Data Security

Read the blog to learn why Identity should be part of data security.

Jul 24, 2024

Minimizing The Blast Radius in The Uncharted World of AI Data Security

As AI becomes more prevalent within the workplace - it creates an uncharted challenge for data protectors. AI, what might be the secret to the company’s greatest era of productivity, and what is at the tip of every board member's tongue - also threatens the company given the lack of guardrails in place to govern it. 

Jul 18, 2024

Five Data Security Challenges CISOs Are Facing Today

For cybersecurity executives struggling to design a data security strategy, you are not alone. We listened to CISOs from nearly every industry. Here are five primary data security challenges even the best security leaders face.

Jul 15, 2024

My Cyber Insurance Conversation with ChatGPT

Ray Ryjewski, Sales Engineer at Cyera, shares his conversation about cyber insurance with ChatGPT. The conversation covers cyber insurance premiums, the damage that can be caused by a data breach, the financial impact of a breach, and more.

Jul 10, 2024

How DSPM Lays the Foundation for Data Privacy Compliance

DSPM enables you to gain visibility into the personal data you collect, laying the foundation for ongoing data privacy compliance.

Jul 9, 2024

Leveraging Organizational Data for AI/ML and LLMs: A Strategic Framework

Explore how enterprises can effectively leverage data for AI/ML and LLM use cases by adopting a holistic approach to data management.

Jun 25, 2024

3 Reasons Data Access & Data Classification Are Crucial

We generate a staggering amount of data every single day. This data deluge has fundamentally reshaped how we live, work, and interact. Here's why understanding data location, access, and classification is crucial.

Jun 5, 2024

Determining the Potential Data Attack Surface and Reducing the Blast Radius in Light of the Snowflake News

Earlier this week, the industry learned of the recent increase in attacks against customers of the DBaaS platform Snowflake. Threat actors appear to be targeting Snowflake users with a specific security posture—those who do NOT have multi-factor authentication turned on.

May 31, 2024

Cyera and Cohesity Join Forces To Help Enterprises Discover and Protect Sensitive Data

Cyera is proud to announce our new partnership with Cohesity, a leading data protection and disaster recovery platform. This joint effort will allow customers to better understand, protect, and recover their data.

May 21, 2024

Say Hello to Our Newest Cyera Release - v20

One of the greatest joys of what we do here at Cyera is using innovation to give our customers the best data security, with the best experience in the industry. In doing so, we strive to make data security as simple as possible. This is why we are proud to announce v20 of Cyera.

May 16, 2024

Transforming Data Security: How AI and ML is Shaping the Next Generation of Data Security Tools

Learn how Cyera is using AI-powered classification to transform legacy Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) and provide accurate, autonomous insight into your data risk. Understand the limitations of traditional rules-based DSPM and why organizations need to embrace next-gen platforms that leverage AI and ML to stay ahead of modern data threats.

Apr 26, 2024

Cyera Takes Top Honors in Globee and Data Breakthrough Awards Programs

We are excited to share that once again Cyera's data security platform has received top honors in leading awards programs.

Apr 24, 2024

Solving Data Security’s Mission Impossible: Everything Everywhere All at Once

Cyera takes a fundamentally different data discovery and classification approach than most data security vendors by automatically and continuously gaining deep knowledge of the data’s context and learning where it is, who can access it, and if it’s at risk.

Apr 22, 2024

Why I Joined Cyera

I'm a security guy. I’ve been in the industry for a long time and have seen it from all sides. From building teams and operating programs to being a first responder and a CISO. I believe I have seen it all - except for one thing. In my nearly 30 years working in the industry, I’ve never seen the focus on data security.

Apr 9, 2024

Cheers to Our $300 Million Series C Round: Cyera’s Data Security Journey Surges On

Cyera is incredibly proud to announce that we have raised an additional $300 million in Series C funding, valued at $1.4 billion, bringing our total funding to $460 million. This investment represents a significant endorsement from many of the world’s leading VCs, including Coatue, who led this funding round, along with new investors Spark Capital, Georgian, and AT&T Ventures, as well as existing investors Sequoia, Accel, Redpoint, and Cyberstarts.

Mar 14, 2024

How DSPM Can Help Solve Healthcare Cybersecurity Attacks

Healthcare organizations face rising cybersecurity threats looking to exfiltrate patient data. This article explores major healthcare data breaches, the value of stolen medical info, and how data security posture management (DSPM) solutions provide comprehensive data mapping, classification, monitoring, and access controls to secure sensitive health data.

Feb 29, 2024

Data Retention and Breach Notification Obligations

As companies experience increased regulatory requirements and restrictions regarding the use and management of sensitive data, they are faced with the added risk of lost revenue. Even worse, the CEO and members of the board may be held personally liable if they are unable to comply with ever-changing regulations.

Feb 21, 2024

Cyera and Trace3 Enable the Secure Adoption of AI Assistants

Cyera and Trace3 announce a strategic collaboration to help organizations securely adopt enterprise AI Assistants

Feb 13, 2024

The Data Security Risks of Adopting Copilot for Microsoft 365

Learn about the Data Security Risks of Adopting Copilot for Microsoft 365

Feb 1, 2024

New SEC Rules: Material Incident Reporting Through Cybersecurity Disclosures

New SEC rules

Jan 3, 2024

Cloud Migration Risks: Overcoming the Data Security Challenges of Cloud Adoption

Learn how Cyera helps you secure and accelerate cloud migration projects

Dec 19, 2023

An Overview of the EU AI Act

An Overview of the EU AI Act

Dec 15, 2023

Cyera’s Data Security Platform Available on Google Cloud Marketplace

Cyera and GCP partnership announcement

Nov 16, 2023

The Fundamentals of Data Security in Cloud Computing

In an era where cloud computing is no longer a luxury but a necessity, understanding the intricacies of data security within the cloud environment is crucial. But what does data security in cloud computing entail? At its core, it's about safeguarding your data when it's stored in remote servers—often across a complex network of data centers operated by cloud service providers.

Nov 6, 2023

Cyera Platform Announcement: Automated Remediation Actions

Cyera announces automated remediation actions including Wiz, Splunk, Jira, Microsoft Teams, Slack, and more

Nov 1, 2023

Understanding the Risks of Azure SAS Tokens

Learn about the risks of Azure SAS Tokens

Oct 31, 2023

DSPM vs Legacy Data Security Tools

Learn the difference between DSPM and legacy data security tools

Oct 17, 2023

DSPM vs Traditional Data Discovery Tools

Learn the difference between DSPM and traditional data discovery and classification tools and features

Oct 3, 2023

Protect and Back up Critical Data with Cyera and Cohesity

Read about the Cyera and Cohesity partnership to protect and back up critical data

Oct 3, 2023

DSPM vs CSPM: Getting to Know Your Data Risks

Read about DSPM vs. CSPM, CNAPP and cloud infrastructure security tools. Learn how data security can best be addressed by DSPM

Sep 26, 2023

Get Ready for PCI DSS 4.0

Read about PCI DSS 4.0 compliance.

Sep 19, 2023

Identifying and Protecting Sensitive Data During Mergers & Acquisitions

Protecting sensitive data during M&A activities

Sep 14, 2023

Microsoft Key Breach Incident by Storm-0558

Read about the Microsoft Key Breach Incident by Storm-0558

Sep 8, 2023

Top 35 Data Security Statistics to Know in 2023

We've gathered 30+ of the most interesting data security statistics to provide you with a better idea of the present state of data security.

Aug 29, 2023

CCPA Data Security: What You Need to Know

Read about CCPA data security requirements

Aug 23, 2023

HIPAA: Compliance Guide for the Security Leader

Learn about HIPAA compliance from a data security perspective

Aug 15, 2023

3 Opportunities Retailers Have to Deliver Value from Their Data 

Read about how retailers can safeguard and deliver value from data.

Aug 8, 2023

The Ultimate Data Security Itinerary For Travel Firms

This blog talks about the data security risks and needs for travel and hospitality firms.

Aug 1, 2023

4 Reasons Data Discovery and Classification in DLP Is Broken (And How to Fix It)

Unlock the potential of your Data Loss Prevention (DLP) strategy with Cyera's Data Security Platform. Discover the limitations of traditional DLP tools and how Cyera provides a holistic data-centric approach to enhance data security, reduce false positives, and ensure compliance. Gain data transparency and protect sensitive information effectively with Cyera.

Jul 27, 2023

Canada’s Privacy Reforms: 5 Must-Know Personal Information Requirements

Learn about three key privacy laws in Canada and their requirements for companies handling personal data. Discover how Cyera's data-centric approach can support your compliance efforts and enhance cybersecurity awareness. Schedule a demo now!

Jul 25, 2023

The 5 Legal and Data Security Risks of AI Use in Software Development

Learn how generative AI is transforming software development and the popular AI solutions developers are adopting. Discover the benefits and data security implications of using AI in coding, and find out how Cyera's SafeType extension helps mitigate privacy risks. Read the blog now!

Jul 19, 2023

5 Challenges of Implementing Microsoft Information Protection

Discover the challenges and importance of data labeling and how it can enhance your data security strategy. Learn about Microsoft Information Protection (MIP) and its role in data classification. Find out how Cyera can help you automate data labeling and operationalize your MIP implementation.

Jul 18, 2023

3 Reasons Retailers Need to Add Data Security to Their Cart

Discover the importance of data security for retailers in our latest blog post. Find out why retailers need to address data risks, classify their data, and implement access controls. Learn how Cyera can help you protect your customer data and minimize vulnerabilities. Schedule a demo today!

Jul 10, 2023

Cyera’s Series B – as Ground-breaking as Our AI-powered Platform

Two weeks ago, we announced our $100 million series B investment, led by Accel. Our strong partners Sequoia and Cyberstarts, and new investor Redpoint Ventures also participated in the round.

Jul 5, 2023

Top 4 Security Vulnerabilities to Sensitive Data in AWS Message Queues and Tips to Protect it

Click to learn the most common data security vulnerabilities of AWS messaging queues and 4 best practices to secure your sensitive data on SQS

Jun 27, 2023

Cyera Raises $100M Series B Investment Round

Today Cyera announced a major milestone in our journey. Securing a $100 million series B investment is significant. It validates the path that Tamar and I embarked on when we founded the company. Cyera’s vision to revolutionize data security is becoming a reality. 

Jun 20, 2023

Purpose Limitation Compliance with OpenAI

When does the collection of information about you stop? As part of an organization, you may ask how this information can be utilized to better serve your customers? Left unchecked, data can continue to amass with no defined end date. But there are guardrails to reign in how data is collected and used. These guardrails are expressed through the principle of “purpose limitation.” 

Mar 14, 2023

How Data Security Management is Changing in 2023

In today’s reality, data breaches are a daily occurrence. This only continues to prove that a data-blind approach is no longer an option. Here's how data security management is changing in 2023.

Jun 13, 2023

4 Ways Marketing & Sales Teams Are Using Generative AI

Explore how marketing and sales teams are using generative AI to automate content creation, lead generation, customer service, and personalized recommendations. However, be mindful of potential data security implications like biases, privacy risks, unauthorized access, and compliance challenges. Mitigate these risks with strategies such as human verification, encryption, and access controls. Discover SafeType, a browser extension for secure ChatGPT sessions, and join our community to contribute to the conversation on protecting sensitive data in generative AI.

Jun 9, 2023

FTC Safeguards Rule June 9th Compliance Deadline

The blog discusses the FTC Safeguards Rule, which requires financial institutions to protect customer information. It explains the expanded scope of the rule and the need for businesses to implement comprehensive information security management systems. The blog also mentions a data security platform, Cyera, that can help businesses achieve compliance and strengthen their data security measures.

Jun 7, 2023

Data Security for Software Companies: Protecting Sensitive Information Using a Modern Approach

Secure your cloud-based software with Cyera's modern platform. Automated discovery, intelligent classification, and real-time remediation for cyber-resilience.

Jun 6, 2023

OpenAI is Accelerating our Development of Automated Data Security Insights

The blog highlights the integration of Azure OpenAI into the Cyera Data Security Platform, enabling generative AI models for faster and more precise data classification, deeper business context, and anomaly detection. Cyera's advanced machine learning capabilities automatically detect, classify, and understand data with high precision and speed across various cloud environments. The platform's ability to uncover and remediate data exposures help businesses make informed decisions regarding data security, privacy, and governance.

Apr 20, 2023

Data Security for Pharma Companies: Safeguarding R&D and IP Data

Pharma data faces a double dose of cyber threat. While profit-motivated actors continue to target pharma companies for monetizable data (last year, Industrial Spy offered to sell stolen Novartis data on the darknet for $500,000), nation-state-sponsored threat actors are also going after the pharma industry to score political points. The resulting cyber risk can be so vast that it is challenging to quantify. Case in point, Merck is still fighting billion-dollar court battles after some of its subsidiaries became a target for Russian state-backed cyber criminals in 2017.

Apr 24, 2023

Multi Cloud Data Detection and Response with Cyera

Swiftly respond to data breaches with multi-cloud DDR for rapid detection and unified security across cloud environments.

Apr 21, 2023

3 Essential Requirements of Advanced PII Data Classification

Data classification technology has remained the same for over a decade, frustrating security, data, IT professionals and other employees. It is hard to implement and requires constant human intervention, only providing limited information. A new approach, Advanced PII Classification, is a cloud-native and agentless solution that classifies data and captures deep context about the data with high accuracy and speed, making it easy to implement and execute quickly, resulting in highly accurate data classes.

Mar 14, 2023

Cyera’s Tremendous Momentum Proves DSPM is the Next Big Thing in Security

In just our first year out of stealth, Cyera is leading the fast-growing data security posture management (DSPM) market.

May 9, 2023

Inconsistent Data Security Controls: When the Same Data Is Both Encrypted and Exposed

The blog highlights the high likelihood of a company experiencing a data breach, especially for large organizations with valuable data. To minimize the impact of a data breach, companies apply various security controls to their data. However, inconsistencies in applying these controls could lead to sensitive data exposure. The blog emphasizes the importance of auditing the effectiveness of data security controls to prevent data breaches and reduce their impact.

May 31, 2023

5 Data Types Semiconductor Companies Need to Secure

This blog discusses the challenges of data security in the semiconductor industry due to global supply chains and sensitive information. It highlights the importance of protecting intellectual property and introduces Cyera as a solution. Cyera's data security platform offers advanced machine learning to discover and classify sensitive data such as CAD designs, source code, product roadmaps, and specifications. It helps prioritize protection measures, validates controls, and provides real-time security insights to prevent data breaches. Schedule a demo to start safeguarding your intellectual property.

Mar 14, 2023

The Future of Data Classification and Discovery: Q&A with Cyera and Forrester

In this Q&A, Cyera and webinar guest Forrester discuss data discovery and classification, and the future of data security in the cloud era.

Dec 5, 2022

Announcing Our Exit from Stealth and $60m Financing

Today’s a big day for everyone at Cyera. We’re excited to share that we’re launching the company with $60M in financing from Sequoia, Accel and Cyberstarts. 

Apr 20, 2023

3 Attack Vectors that Expose Data at Financial Services Firms

Financial services firms face persistent data security challenges due to increasing volumes of data and the evolving nature of cyber attacks. Attack vectors that security teams may miss include phishing, cloud vulnerabilities, and insider risks. Financial services firms must answer five key questions about their data to improve their data security, including where it is, what it is, how it is used, how to secure it, and how to defend it. A holistic data security solution like Cyera's can help financial services firms inventory, classify, contextualize, and safeguard their data to prevent data loss through popular attack vectors.

May 17, 2023

SafeType™ from Cyera Labs Supports Safe Generative AI Experimentation

The Cyera Labs security research team released SafeType™. This extension for Chrome and Edge browsers lets you know when your ChatGPT session includes sensitive data and enables you to anonymize the information.

May 24, 2023

On the 5 Year Anniversary of GDPR, AI-powered Data Security Provides a Path to Compliance

The GDPR is a privacy statute that sets high standards for data protection in the EU, with strict enforcement and fines for violations. US companies face challenges complying with GDPR's transfer regulations due to inadequate privacy protections and surveillance laws. Cyera offers solutions to manage data transfers, discover and protect data, and ensure compliance with GDPR requirements.

May 22, 2023

Cyera Named Stevie® Award Winner in 2023 American Business Awards®

Cyera, a revolutionary data security company, celebrates its latest recognition by the Stevie Awards as the Bronze Stevie® Award winner in the Tech Startup of the Year - Services category. Despite being only two years old, Cyera has secured $60M in funding, built a comprehensive data security platform, and garnered multiple prestigious awards. Their platform provides real-time visibility, automation, and proactive controls, empowering organizations to safeguard their sensitive data across cloud environments and maximize its business value.

May 16, 2023

5 Data Security Regulatory Requirements for Financial Services

Financial services firms face challenges in maintaining data security compliance as they adopt cloud services and navigate evolving regulations. Cyera offers solutions to address core compliance challenges, including continuous discovery of nonpublic personal information, monitoring without disruption, data risk assessment, dynamic data store inventory for audits, and maintaining segregation of duties. By taking a data-centric approach and providing deep context on data, Cyera enables security teams to proactively manage risks, ensure compliance, and protect sensitive data.

Mar 21, 2023

Simplifying the Complexity of Data Security

Steve Rog, our VP of Sales, discusses the shift in cybersecurity from perimeter protection to data security posture management (DSPM), which has gained momentum due to advancements in artificial intelligence and machine learning. DSPM offers a means of holistically addressing a company's data security and breaking down silos. AI and ML allow for accurately discovering, classifying, and identifying data risks. The author encourages businesses to prioritize data security by requesting a free Data Risk Assessment.

Apr 20, 2023

Pursuing Resilience – Collaboration is Where The Magic Happens

The blog by Ari Weil highlights the importance of resilience in both personal and business contexts. Resilience in business involves adapting to disruptions while maintaining continuous operations and safeguarding people, assets, and brand equity. Self-awareness, mindfulness, self-care, positive relationships, and a sense of purpose are important for developing resilience. In the modern era, data breaches are a significant threat to business resilience, and mindfulness of data is crucial to maintaining business resilience. To ensure business resilience, businesses need to be intentional about cultivating knowledge about their data, its value, and how to manage it appropriately. Cyera, a data security platform, can help businesses gain deep knowledge of their data. Ultimately, reaching a common understanding of what represents value is business-critical, and striking a balance between agility and cybersecurity is where the magic happens.

May 2, 2023

Misplaced Data: How a Modern Data Security Platform Can Help Keep Data Where it Belongs

The post covers the common problem of misplaced data and its impact on business decisions. It discusses the various causes of this issue, such as human error and system malfunction. The blog also provides practical solutions to prevent misplaced data, such as implementing data quality checks and improving data management processes.

Feb 1, 2023

5 Data Security & Privacy Priorities for 2023

Many of us already have tools and processes to secure personal information. The effectiveness of those solutions is pushed to the limit because compliance requirements around data evolve year after year. Some of the major US privacy laws go into effect this year including the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA), and Colorado Privacy Act (CPA). These laws share similar themes when it comes to defining and securing data.