Online Data and Security
From your social media feeds to your shopping carts on the internet leaving your digital footprints that can be used to steal information or to commit other crimes by hackers who are malicious. Online Data and Security are more crucial than ever.
Data security is the implementation of policies, procedures and technologies to safeguard information from unauthorized access deletion, or modification. Data security measures include physical, cloud, and application security such as access control that define who is able to access data and what they can do with it. It also includes backup systems that ensure the availability of business information when required.
As more businesses embrace remote working and expand their tech stacks Data security is becoming increasingly crucial. Data governance and data protection are often needed in order to meet the requirements of regulatory compliance.
A data breach, whether it’s due to an attack by a hacker, ransomware or a simple human error, can cost a business millions of dollars in fines and lost revenue, in addition to the expense of damage repair. Customers could also lose confidence in the company and look elsewhere for business.
The best method to avoid data breaches is by maintaining strict privacy policies. This assures that only authorized personnel can view sensitive information and that the data will not be stolen or disclosed to an attacker who is malicious. This also includes ensuring that all devices connected to the network are secure and secure, including smartphones, laptops and IoT (Internet of Things) devices.