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'Zombie work': Why nearly half of security leaders' tasks never get done

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By Lucia Giles for Vanta When you leave a job, someone is supposed to shut off your accounts. Your email, your file storage, and the customer database you had access to on your last day. You might assume this happens automatically. New data suggests it often doesn’t.

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    By Lucia Giles for Vanta When you leave a job, someone is supposed to shut off your accounts. Your email, your file storage, and the customer database you had access to on your last day. You might assume this happens automatically. New data suggests it often doesn’t.

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