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STEP 2 : ASSESSING THE CURRENT SITUATION
STEP 3 : DO A COMPLETE AUDIT
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STEP 2 : ASSESSING THE CURRENT SITUATION
Once these risks are quantified , due diligence will require leaders to assess the steps their partners and competitors are taking to avoid exposure . Relationships with technology suppliers and lenders then become less transactional , and more of a long-term advisory partnership , as they ’ re best placed to provide advice on the current trends within your marketplace .
STEP 3 : DO A COMPLETE AUDIT
The next step requires you to conduct a thorough inspection of your current security posture .
This involves understanding where your critical data currently resides , who requires access to it and more critically , who actually has access to it .
While it ’ s a drum we beat perpetually at Imperva , many leaders don ’ t understand the risks of a potential data breach by careless , compromised , and malicious insiders . Not all data assets carry the
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