(Debra Littlejohn Shinder, TechRepublic) Many organizations focus on protecting against external attacks but ignore a threat that might be even more destructive: data theft by someone inside the company. Here’s an up-to-date look at critical areas of concern.

Hacker attacks that bring down the network get a lot of attention, so companies concern themselves with protecting against those threats. In this article, we’ll take a look at what you should be doing to keep your data from walking out the door.

1. Practice the principle of least privilege and put policies in writing
2. Set restrictive permissions and audit access
3. Use encryption
4. Implement rights management
5. Restrict use of removable media
6. Keep laptops under control
7. Set up outbound content rules
8. Control wireless communications
9. Control remote access
10. Beware of creative data theft methods

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