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Data classification is often treated as a technical or compliance exercise. Policies define categories such as Public, Internal, Confidential, and Restricted. Risk matrices are created. Systems are labeled. However, in practice, classification decisions are made by employees. When a staff member exports a spreadsheet, forwards an email, uploads a file to a collaboration platform, or…

The modern attack surface did not expand in a dramatic moment. It expanded gradually and almost invisibly. It expanded when remote work became normalized. It expanded when personal smartphones began accessing regulated systems. It expanded when convenience quietly outpaced governance. In many regulated SMB environments, device policies evolved on paper while risk evolved in practice.…

Cybersecurity programs often focus on tools, alerts, and incident response. But one foundational challenge continues to undermine security efforts across organizations: Lack of asset visibility. In this episode of Data Security over Coffee, Reclamere’s Joe Harford and Angie Singer Keating sit down with Patrick Costello, Partner Account Manager at Cynomi, to discuss why asset inventory…

Shadow IT rarely begins with malicious intent. It usually starts with convenience. An employee shares documents through a personal cloud storage account. A department adopts a new SaaS tool without notifying IT. A team uses an unauthorized messaging platform to accelerate communication. These decisions are often made to improve productivity. However, they introduce unmanaged risk.…

Cybersecurity conversations often focus on tools, alerts, and threat intelligence. However, the most critical control in any security program is far less complicated. It is visibility. If you do not know what assets exist in your environment, you cannot protect them. As organizations expand across cloud platforms, SaaS applications, remote endpoints, and third-party integrations, asset…