People are the weakest link
This sounds like a nightmare too impossible to happen. US soldiers putting sensitive information online in non-secure third party websites. It defies belief, yet we’re reading that it happened. The story popped up on ‘Gizmodo’
It is alleged that US Soldiers were saving sensitive information on a couple of common flashcard sites, presumably of things they were trying to memorise and learn. Even worse, their settings were on ‘public’ not ‘private’
It’s a classic warning about the risk of people, however well intentioned, saving critical data online in places the organisation is unaware of, and can’t control. That’s why our new KARE for Security S2 plan helps identify use of these sites in your organisation.
US Soldiers Accidentally Leaked Nuclear Weapons Secrets: Report (gizmodo.com)
Shadow IT
Shadow IT is one of the largest threats to data privacy in organisations today.
It’s not necessarily because these sites are going to be hacked, although that’s always possible, but just because if you don’t know the tools are in use, then there is no way that you can manage them!
The first step to maintaining this data is to identify it! That’s why you need new tools that are cloud focused. If you’re still using the same old security tools that you used to use prior to the cloud, then you are not keeping up and we need to talk!
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Get a free copy of our COVID19 Business Readiness Kit
In this kit,we’ll take a look at how you can effectively check your systems, processes, and people are ready for the impacts of COVID19. We’ll explore the key things you need to consider relating to: The tools you use and how...
Covid-19 (CoronaVirus) and your IT
No amount of AntiVirus software will help with this one! Whether this is a "Black Swan" event or not, it's certainly having an impact. As I write this, there are stories of panic buying of hand sanitiser and face masks at the local supermarkets. That means it's...
Google Chrome – Urgent Security Warning
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