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4 Steps to Take When Someone Breaches Your Data

IT teams have many important jobs, and one of those is drafting a data security strategy for their business. And, since no plan is perfect, a key part of this strategy is devising a plan of action in case a hacker infiltrates the security measures in place. Here are a few steps you may consider employing if your company’s data is breached: Determine What Was Stolen: If a data leak seems small, it very well could have been. However, hackers are quick, insidious, and leave little trace of their actions while logged in to your system. What seems like small hacks can still result in large amounts of stolen data.

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