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Article #94: Growing Companies and information leakages

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Do you know all possible ways to take stolen by some spyware software, copies
information out of company so that no one to the external drive, etc. Think about
would know about this? I'm sure, even all possible ways and think about risks
there are some certain security rules applied. Try to minimize the risk for the
there are still some possible ways for most important data.
information leakage. Let's think about Let's list some possible security issues
how can we control this process. and the ways how we can get rid of them.
First, it's necessary to understand that Keyloggers and other spyware software.
there no any absolute means about Keylogger is a program that works in
security. Even if USB port it blocked, background, records all keystrokes and
it's still possible to write some data to send out information to third-party. The
USB, if there is system that controls good idea is to start with firewall,
outgoing mails, then it's still possible which will allow access to the internet
to use some trick that intruder might use only for a certain programs.
to send out important data out of the Intruder insider your company. Statistics
company. shows that there are some in most
So how to manage information security companies. The bad news is that these
policies to prevent possible data people might produce more damage that all
leakages? Let's list all possible ways to other attackers. Make sure you know about
prevent leakage. There are two general what employee do, what he or she keeps on
categories - active and proactive his hard disk and all you do comply with
security. These terms are sometime hard privacy policy of your company.
to understand in real word, so let's Hardware that might be dangerous. There
discuss another approach. There are means are software that allows to lock USB
that will help to prevent the fact of ports, there are software that allows to
information leakage, and there are means block access to any other writeable
that will help to find out, if media, consider installing these tools on
information was leaked. Both methods computers and user accounts which doesn't
should be considered when building need to use this functions during their
information security at your company. work.
How to prevent information leakage. Finally, the key principle about fighting
First, it's necessary to apply a security information leakage is to be proactive.
policy which will guaranty the access to You don't need to wait until some
the certain data only for trusted information will be stolen, being a
persons, in this way you will always know little paranoid will help to save your
who has access to the data, so it is business. It's easy to install and
easier to find possible intruder and to integrate into the security policy some
control your employees. audit measures, that will regularly check
Second, consider all possible ways for your company for possible security holes,
information to be stolen, such as sent it's simple, but it's work.
out by email, copies by some employee,






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