This is the Security Tip: Avoid Data Exposure email that is used within the PhishingBox security awareness training. These security tips can be used to provide ongoing security reminders to employees.
What You'll Learn Today:Avoid Unintentional Data Exposure
Many data breaches are not caused by hackers, but by the unintentional exposure of confidential information by employees.
What causes data exposure?
Sending information to the wrong person via email, such as with a similar name.
Replying with non-public information to someone that does not need to know.
Sending information to the wrong person via email, such as with a similar name.
Replying with non-public information to someone that does not need to know.
Sharing attachments with hidden content, such as tracked changes or file meta data.
Forwarding to personal email accounts, such as a home computer.
Sharing attachments with hidden content, such as tracked changes or file meta data.
Forwarding to personal email accounts, such as a home computer.
If this occurs, notify your security personnel and initiate incident reporting procedures as appropriate.