Thursday, November 18, 2010

Process is key to plugging data leakage


Data leakage issues should be taken as seriously as financial loss problems

It has never been easier to communicate with a wide range of organisations or individuals, to conduct international business or to search and find information. It has also never been easier to disseminate and misuse data, intentionally or not.

Many of the failures relate to the breakdown or simple lack of adequate procedures for handling personally identifiable and commercially sensitive data. This is where the focus now needs to shift and more effort must be put into ensuring the processes that surround the movement and management of personal data are fit for purpose.

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