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----------------------------------------------------------Permission is granted for the below article to forward,reprint, distribute, use for ezine, newsletter, website,offer as free bonus or part of a product for sale as longas no changes a Gone are those times when the companies and the organisations didn't need a hi-tech system to handle them. Owing to the considerable increase in the business sector and thus, an enormous increase in the complexity of the organisational struc
Informationprivacy has become a hot issue these days, as pretty much everyone haswitnessed some high-profile cases involving data leaks making theheadlines. Let alone prominent personalities,not even the average computer user is safe from data leaks or theft. So rightabout now, you are probably wondering why someone would need to protect certaindigital information from leaking. First, somebut not all types of data should be protected using software that uses passwordfortification technology and secure USB drives and other externalhard-drives. Data such as private images and videos, company marketing secrets,human resources related data, and customer/clients client list is someinformation that is widely leaked and stolen. In order to understand the true depthof this form of e-crime, the following information covers each aspect of datatheft in more detail:Theft of private images and videos:People oftenfeel the urge to record their most private moments on film and photographs,consequently, technology has made recording such acts very easy for the averageperson. Foolishly enough while most people record such activities, they forgetabout adding a layer of security to those media files, as a result, often timessuch information is easily leaked on the web. Therefore, its clearly evidentthat password protecting such files on the computers hard-drive is imperative before it results in mortification.Company marketing secrets:Behind thesuccess of any organization are its marketing secrets, employees working withinan organization may discover where such information is located, and may betempted to utilize that information to either start their own business, orperhaps sell the information to competitors. Thus, its evident that suchmarketing secrets should be guarded closely. In the worst case scenario, oncethese secrets are discovered by a competitor, its only a matter of time beforethe victimized organization goes out of business or perhaps loses asignificant share of the market. Marketing secrets should be kept in a separate drive, and should belocked under password protection.Human Resources related data:Theft or HRrelated data is not unheard of, a disgruntled employee determined to steal theidentities of his or her co-workers will go to great lengths in order to gethis or her hands on such data. Employment data can contain a variety ofinformation that can be useful for the thief. Data such as the employeessocial security number, residential address, drivers license number and basicmedical information are essentially what a criminal need in order to assume theidentity of their victims. Once such information is obtained, criminals canutilize it to obtain credit cards in their victims names, apply for loans,create fake drivers licenses or ID cards. Customer/Client lists:Themotivation behind stealing customer data is the same as stealing marketingsecrets to gain an advantage over competitors. Once a list of customers isstolen, potential customer can then be diverted or recommended about acompetitor who is offering the same services in a more affordable or perhaps ina more service oriented manner.For more information please visit:http://www.newsoftwares.net/usb-secure/
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