How to protect virtualized data from theft
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The document discusses the importance of securing virtualized data, likening sensitive company information to valuable possessions that require added protection. It highlights the increased risks and costs associated with data breaches in virtual environments, emphasizing the need for employee training and tailored security strategies. Key recommendations include educating staff on safe practices and proactively protecting data at its core, regardless of its environment.
How to protect virtualized data from theft
- 1. How to protect VIRTUALIZED DATA from theft
- 2. Where do you keep the most valuable possessions in your home?
- 3. Some items, such as a prized painting, are present in our daily lives. Others, such as the deed to your house, may require added security.
- 4. Many people invest in fire-proof safe deposit boxes to house their “crown jewels.” This increased security should also apply to the way companies secure their sensitive data.
- 5. For companies, crown jewels usually include mission-critical data, intellectual property, personally identifiable information (PII) and more.
- 6. Thanks to their speed and scale, virtualized environments are an ideal home for sensitive information.
- 7. Virtualization can also help cut data center costs, improve system performance and consolidate server workloads.
- 8. However, according to Kaspersky Lab, security attacks on virtualized infrastructure can cost twice as much as attacks focused only on physical servers.
- 9. To protect your crown jewels from being exposed, focus on the following tips for securing virtualized data:
- 10. Train employees with your specific environment in mind.
- 11. Only 56 percent of companies are specifically prepared to manage data security in virtual environments – and the estimated cost of a virtualized data breach is $800,000.
- 12. To protect the company’s critical data, tailor your security approach to suit both types of environments.
- 13. Educate your team about the secondary costs of data theft.
- 14. If your bank was raided, you might cancel your account and withdraw your savings. After a breach on your company’s data, your customers might consider the same types of actions.
- 15. Employees can follow guidelines for safe file sharing, compliance and secure login tactics to help protect your brand’s integrity, credit score, customer relationships and legal ramifications.
- 16. Protect your crown jewels where the data resides.
- 17. By protecting data at its core, regardless of the surrounding environment, your security strategy will meet the needs of your virtualized and physical data stores.
- 18. If you can look inside your data and quickly assess its contents, you can identify risks and protect your company from the inside out.
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