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Human workers never interact with 91% of the sensitive data available to them.

PublisherOso & Cyera
ReportLeast Privilege Research Report 2026
Published19 March 2026
TopicsSensitive Data, Access Management

Published by Oso & Cyera in Least Privilege Research Report 2026, 19 March 2026. The figure is taken from the report as published; the full methodology is in the source.

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