The Globe and Mail reports on the 10 most overlooked security threats for small businesses. Informatica Corporation Chief Security Officer Claudiu Popa, CIPP, says top threats include malware infections leading to data loss, malicious breaches, hijacked domain names, insider threats, breaches caused by infected devices, data breaches and theft. When it comes to breaches as a result of insufficient security, the problem is that lost data "cannot verifiably be recovered with the damage undone. Once copied or transferred, those actions can't be undone," Popa writes, suggesting that firms take action to properly encrypt data at all steps of the information lifecycle.
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