WHAT I FOUND IN MY DATA:

True data security stories

If hackers breached your system tomorrow, what would they find worth stealing?

If yours is one of the 93 percent of companies that can’t locate sensitive unstructured data, a security breach might become a rude awakening for your team.

WE ASKED COMPANIESIN THE FIELD:

What’s the most dangerous item you’ve found

lurking unprotected in your data?

The following anonymous responses made it clear – if you don’t have visibility into your storage, you’re not equipped to define, detect and defend against threats.

Home loan information.

Realtors help manage their clients’ credit backgrounds,

loan applications and approvals.

If an attacker accessed these files, those clients’ personal

histories and security would be compromised, not to mention

the realty firm’s credibility.

A family’s financial history.

CREDIT SCORE

TAX FILINGS

LOAN

Universities track students’ scholarships, tuition and financial aid

– information often determined by a family’s net income.

Compromising this data can expose sensitive information for current

students and alumni alike, which could damage loyalty and impact the school’s

sources of financial support.

Our go-to-market research.

If the terms of your company’s upcoming funding went public before

the deal finalized, you might lose VC support – and negate your

chances with other firms.

Medical histories.

As a doctor, the records of every patient to ever visit

your office are saved, not to mention insurance details.

If this data fell into the wrong hands or violated compliance guidelines,

it could be hazardous for the patients’ personal privacy.

Intellectual property.

If your competitors got hold of your company’s “secret sauce,” it could

irreparably harm your brand’s integrity and value from the consumer perspective.

E-discovery and legal hold info.

Law firms store and protect case studies and e-discovery

information concerning highly sensitive situations.

If critical case evidence were stolen, it could result in a mistrial, a waste

of resources and a distressing experience for all involved.

Employees’ personal information.

Is there a “Passwords” document

in your storage?

A data breach could expose repositories containing login credentials, credit card

numbers or Social Security numbers stored by your company.

It’s your responsibility to protect customers, employees and others that

interact with your organization.

What’s in our data? How would we change our actions if we were data-aware?

WITH THESE STORIES IN MIND, ASK YOURSELF:

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