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Spike in Layoffs Pose Serious Cybersecurity

Concerns

Different Types of Risk Exposure and Best Practices for Protecting Your Data

By Adam Gavish, CEO & Cofounder, DoControl

There has been a spike in layoffs over the last few months at numerous technology organizations,
including Twitch, Unity, Dataminr, and more. Emotions aside, these redundancies and layoffs pose
several data security concerns for organizations having to navigate through this process. When
employees are offboarded, they often still retain access to a company's digital assets, such as email
accounts and communication apps (i.e. Google Drive and Slack), cloud storage, proprietary software,
and more. If access entitlements and permissions are not dealt with accordingly and in accordance with
employment status change (i.e. terminations or layoffs), the risk of sensitive data theft or misuse runs
high. During this time of increased layoffs, business leaders would be wise to ensure they are in the
safest position possible when employees are laid off.

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