What is data leakage? how it's happen? by whom? how to protect and detection sensitve data?
What is data leakage? how it's happen? by whom? how to protect and detection sensitve data?
Data leakage:-
Data leakage is the unauthorized transmission of data from within an organization to an external destination or recipient.
The term can be used to describe data that is transferred electronically or physically. Data leakage threats usually occur via the web and email, but can also occur via mobile data storage devices such as optical media, USB keys, and laptops or by hacking or placing malware into to the targets computer.
it can be done by hackers or the own organization workers who would sell the data or just what to leak it may do it.
there are people who would leak data slowly so that it is hard to detect.
some most used ways of data leak:-
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The Accidental Breach("Unauthorized" data leakage does not necessarily mean intended or malicious it can be done accidentaly)
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data exfiltration:-
not every leaks has electronic involvement it occurs via printers, cameras, photocopiers, removable USB drives and even dumpster diving for discarded documents. While an employee may have signed an employment contract that effectively signifies trust between employer and employee, there is nothing to stop them from later leaking confidential information out of the building if they are disgruntled or promised a hefty payout by cybercriminals. -
Phishing attacks(Simply by clicking on a link and visiting a web page that contains malicious code could allow an attacker to access a computer or network to retrieve the information they need.)
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