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Shine a light on your dark data

The best way to understand the data you have and how it should be protected is to bring it to light. Choose
software that explores the dark recesses of your enterprise to identify and surface dark data.

Foil phishing attempts

Phishing is becoming more prevalent, so much so that services now exist that allow scammers to easily
target and exploit audiences. Indeed, 52% of our survey respondents said phishing incidents had greatly
or somewhat increased and were also the most common form of potential breach. Ensure that your most
sensitive information is properly secured and even redacted to safeguard it from falling into the wrong
hands.

Scrub assets before disposal

When disposing of or donating dated hardware and devices, ensure that they are properly scrubbed of
all business information. Familiarize yourself with Secure IT Asset Disposition processes and identify an
appropriate partner to manage this for your organization.

Limit access to personal information

Avoid giving the keys to the kingdom to everyone. Increase security around and even redact sensitive
information, like Social Security numbers and credit card information, making them only accessible to
chosen high-level employees. Doing so helps decrease the chance that such dark data purposefully or
inadvertently leaks.

Educate employees on potential cyber threats

No matter where you do business, data privacy regulations are tightening, and

enterprises can suffer multi-million-dollar fines for non-compliance. Protect your assets by raising
awareness company-wide and by investing in software that automatically redacts personally identifiable
information (PII) and other sensitive data.

Choose a partner that understands your security posture

Cybersecurity software can augment your company’s security professionals. Choose a software provider
that understands and can meet and even exceed your cybersecurity needs.

For example, DFIN has a suite of solutions that is helping clients today.

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