Organizations communicate data with partners, clients, remote workers, other authorized users, and sometimes even with illegal people. Many businesses struggle to keep track of all the information when they do not have appropriate data loss prevention best practices in place. One reason is that workers share information through a variety of channels, both legal and illegal ones. Email, instant messaging, social networking, texting, shared online folders, collaborative software, and other platforms are some of the ways they connect. Workers also keep data on file servers, in legacy databases, on smartphones, laptops, desktop computers, tablets, and other devices in addition to the cloud.
Preventing data loss is more challenging when employees are unaware of the information that leaves the organization. On the other hand, personal information misuse can be avoided by following best practices for data loss protection.