Blog Security Data Security: Challenges, Solutions, and the Path Forward Jagdish Mohite is an experienced cybersecurity professional with 20 years of experience working for Akamai as a Principal Security Consultant. He holds a Master’s degree in cybersecurity from Purdue Global and has multiple certifications, including CFE, OSCP, OSWP, CRTP, CEH, CISSP, CHFI, CISA, and PMP. Businesses must seek strategies that combine legacy system strengths with advanced technologies. \r\n"}}"> Executive summary \r\n The billions of records that are generated daily have made data a vital asset for today’s organizations — but rising cyberthreats and strict compliance regulations have made the protection of that data more challenging than ever. \r\n Data security focuses on ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of sensitive information through technical, administrative, and physical measures to protect against threats like data breaches and ransomware attacks.…