Dark data is the inactive or unused information stored across your systems,...

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Dark data is the inactive or unused information stored across your systems, often making up 55% of all data. It poses a real risk by increasing exposure to ransomware and breaches and drives up storage and backup costs, sometimes wasting millions annually