Reducing the impact of cyberthreats with robust data governance
Stuart Clarke · Computer Fraud & Security · 2016
All organisations that store valuable information are a target for cybercrime . Credit card numbers and other personal data fetch a high price on the black market and criminals have become adept at gaining access to sensitive information by using techniques including phishing emails, man-in-the-middle attacks and malware . Other kinds of valuable information, such as intellectual property, are under threat from cyber-espionage, insider threats and inadvertent exposure. All organisations that store valuable information are a target for cybercrime. As a result, there is a regular parade of media reports on large-scale data breaches and the expensive clean-ups that follow. By adopting four commonsense rules around deleting, herding, encrypting and controlling access to data, organisations can minimise the opportunities for malicious or accidental breaches of important information, as well as close information security gaps quickly before they can be exploited again, says Stuart Clarke of Nuix.