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Four safe data practices to mitigate security threats

Wee Tee Lim
Wee Tee Lim • 7 min read
Four safe data practices to mitigate security threats
Bad actors do not discriminate and an overlooked vulnerability could turn out to be a costly misstep for the business. Photo: Unsplash
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A cyber attack could cripple your organisation for years in just eighteen minutes.

Within the same timeframe as a food delivery order, a sophisticated bad threat actor can access your organisation’s networks, access sensitive, personal or proprietary data, and use them for profit. The financial losses from cyberattacks can be significant, with organisations potentially taking months to years to fully recover. The motive behind these attacks is clear: to access sensitive, personal or proprietary data generated and stored anywhere and everywhere.

Today’s businesses are grappling with how to properly store, manage, control, govern and secure their data, an unintended consequence of our always-on connectivity and proliferation of digital devices. As our digital landscape continues to evolve in both size and complexity, so will the data that we generate - and threats to the security of our data.

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