3. Quotes

    1. “ When I look to where the workforce is beaconing sensitive information to criminals and malware, I look to places like Twitter and LinkedIn. ”
      By Branden Williams
    2. “ It used to be that all forms of public communication had to go through sign-off. ”
      By Doug Miles
    3. “ Most retailers would rather keep one unified online presence managed by the corporation, rather than letting their individual stores have their own web presence. ”
      By Cathy Hotka
    4. “ This survey shows the shift in user belief surrounding their right to choose their own devices, their interconnectedness, and their more open views on privacy. ”
      By Mary Landesman
    5. “ Monitor for data leakage at the network egress [outbound] point using any combination of network and agent technologies. ”
      By Branden Williams
    6. “ Sensitive data should not be put into unmonitored, collaborative Web 2.0 environments in the first place. ”
      By Thomas Logan
    7. “ Once data is published somewhere on the web, it's hard to redact. ”
      By Doug Miles

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  1. Information Isn't Just Leaking, It's Being Broadcast

    iTnews (Feb 5 2012) Editor's Spotlight

    1. Information Isn't Just Leaking, It's Being Broadcast

      “We're living in a world where our entire emerging workforce has grown up online and has been engineered to overshare. Big data miners have taken notice.”

      Not only are employees (current and former), partners and contractors beaconing information that can be used in targeted attacks, they also spread product and other intellectual property (IP) over these and many other mediums, such as their online résumés, in blogs, email, Skype, instant and SMS messaging, through misconfigured systems, even search engines...

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