Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

Personally Identifiable Information (PII) is scattered across cloud storage, emails, and databases—making it a prime target for breaches and compliance failures. Automated PII detection, powered by rule-based and machine learning models, helps organizations discover, classify, and secure sensitive information in real time. This guide breaks down how detection works across structured and unstructured data, modern redaction techniques, model customization, and integration with Netwrix DSPM.

AI-powered social engineering attacks are significantly more successful than traditional attacks, according to a new report from cyber risk management firm Resilience. The researchers state, “Social engineering attacks fueled 88% of material losses, with AI-powered phishing achieving a 54% success rate compared to just 12% for traditional attempts.” AI allows attackers to easily craft sophisticated phishing emails, as well as voice and video deepfakes.

CMMC is a strict certification, but there’s also a lot of variation within its security controls and the demands it makes of agencies looking to achieve that certification. The standards are high, especially at the higher levels of CMMC, but there are also many tools and platforms available to meet those needs appropriately, without reinventing the wheel from base principles. Businesses need the tools necessary to function in a modern digital world.

Regulators aren’t just cracking down on digital fraud – they’re rewriting the rules on who’s responsible when it happens. Across every major region, laws are shifting liability closer to the first point of compromise: the login session. If your digital environment can’t detect a spoofed page, stop a phishing attempt, or block credential theft in real time, you’re not just at risk – you may be out of compliance.