Volume 24
Protecting June
your 2018
organiza-
Edition
tion’s data is critical, and it
takes a multi-layered ap-
proach.
Here are six ways to proac-
tively secure it.
1) Get a bird’s-eye view
of your data in the
cloud
Today’s complex network envi-
(Learn how to protect your data in cloud based applications such as Salesforce.)
ronment creates an expansive
workflow. Your data is probably
As a result, employees have access to a bevy of
sensitive data such as detailed customer, pros- not contained within a few secure systems.
pect, ordering systems and financial information.
Conduct a comprehensive risk assessment to
Employees may not intend to take data understand where you need to focus your secu-
out the door in certain incidents, but some rity strategies.
former employees are looking to gain a Knowing where your data is located and who has a
competitive advantage in their future en- ccess to it will give you a foundation to build upon
deavors.
A white paper from
Osterman Research
revealed that 69 per-
cent of organizations
polled cited data loss
when an employee
leaves their organi-
zation.
So then, the
threat is real,
and the conse-
quences can be
serious.
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