Enterprises, particularly those that deal with personal or private data, are now squarely in the path of a perfect storm. The convergence of regulatory compliance, high-profile data breaches and increased sophistication of cyber-attackers has transformed data security from an interesting IT sideline to a bottom-line, corner-office priority. Inadequate protection of critical data violates new compliance mandates and exposes organizations to data loss that could result in fines, lawsuits or heavy market losses. Data breaches also negatively affect a company’s brand and could damage its corporate reputation.
Read this article to learn more about the vulnerabilities that allow data breaches to happen and ways to keep your risks to a minimum.
