Data securityTips for protection against internal cyber attacks
Companies consider external hacker attacks to be the greatest security risk. However, their own employees in particular can use their extensive access rights to misuse data. The IT security company Brainloop provides tips against data loss by internal perpetrators.
Data loss is increasingly attributable to insiders within the company - "Companies often make it very easy for their own employees to access and disseminate sensitive data due to a lack of security standards and precautions," says Thomas Deutschmann, CEO of the Munich-based IT security company Brainloop. Such a data breach not only damages the company's image. "Rather, the financial and legal consequences can also threaten a company's economic existence," says Deutschmann. He therefore advocates compliance with the following security standards in order to minimize the risk: ...