3. Maintain a list of employees with access to sensitive data – then minimise
Sadly, the most likely cause of a data breach is your staff. Maintaining controls over who can access data and what data they can obtain is extremely important. Minimise their access privileges to just the data they need.Additionally, data watermarking will help prevent malicious data theft by staff and ensure you can identify the source in the event of a data breach. It works by allowing you to add unique tracking records (known as “seeds”) to your database and then monitor how your data is being used – even when it has moved outside your organisation's direct control. The service works for email, physical mail, landline and mobile telephone calls and is designed to build a detailed picture of the real use of your data.
