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Data is particularly vulnerable since stolen data cannot be recovered like infrastructure. Analysis shows one in 10 cloud datasets is accessible to all employees, and lack of multifactor authentication significantly increases compromise risk. A typical data risk assessment takes 2-4 hours and provides actionable recommendations while documenting security progress for management. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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