Reactive versus proactive data security

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Angeline Corvaglia

Founder & Digital Transformation Specialist

Acting before or after the fact

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  • Prevent breaches from happening
  • Preventative

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  • Respond after something occurs
  • After the fact
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Legal requirements versus proactive protection

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  • Reactive
  • Based on known threats
  • Ignores unique security risks
  • Reacting to requirements

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  • Continuous activity
  • Combat known and unknown threats
  • Stay ahead of the curve
  • Holistic approach
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Ways to be proactive

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  • Voluntary regularity frameworks
  • Technical best practices
  • Regular security audits
  • Check third-party vendors
  • Regular updates and patches
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Common pitfalls

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  • Absence of a clear strategy
  • Inadequate training
  • Underestimation of insider threats
  • Failure to be sufficiently adaptive
  • Neglect of regular audits
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Common pitfalls

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  • Overly complex security measures
  • Insufficient data classification
  • Lack of an incident response plan
  • Reliance solely on processes and technology
  • Failure to update policies
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Having the right mindset

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Culture of awareness and responsibility

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Everyone feels responsible...

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without fear of repercussions

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The reactive police department

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Insufficient security measures

  • Inadequate training in data management
  • Insufficient data retention policies

Proactive approach would have prevented significant damage!

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Let's practice!

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