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All About Sensitive Data Exposure And Tips To Protect Yourself

Personal data would be any information relating to an identifiable individual, whereas non-personal data comprises aspects that are not identifiable or distinctive to a person.
Fremont, CA: Today's businesses have a lot of consumer data. Such information can include anything from their names and email addresses to their social security numbers and banking information. Although most of this data might get viewed as an asset, there's also a significant liability associated with data protection. Privacy laws, such as CCPA and GDPR require enterprises to safeguard this information at all costs or face fines for noncompliance.
Personal data would be any information relating to an identifiable individual, whereas non-personal data comprises aspects that are not identifiable or distinctive to a person.
What is Sensitive Data Exposure
Sensitive Data Exposure happens when a firm accidentally exposes sensitive data or when a breach of security results in the accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, change, or unauthorized disclosure or access to sensitive data. Such data exposure can occur as a result of insufficient database protection, misconfigurations while launching new versions of datastores, incorrect use of data systems, and other factors.
Ways You Can Protect Yourself From Data Exposure
· Catalog Data
Organizations must ensure that they keep track of all data held within their system and execute an audit in order to preserve their customers' data. In addition, it will provide them with a clear picture of the data's owners, locations, security, and governance mechanisms.
· Assess Risks Associated with Data
To protect data, enterprises must first evaluate the data risk and then allocate resources and money for risk mitigation efforts accordingly—the more sensitive the data, the greater the chance of harm. A small amount of sensitive data could significantly impact the data subjects.
· Appropriate security controls
Organizations must implement proper security controls to prevent sensitive data exposures and limit their impact on the data subjects.
· Instant Action
To respond swiftly to sensitive data exposure, organizations must have an effective breach response system in place.
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