5 Things You Should Know About Your Confidential Information

Prevention is better than cure. This old adage is particularly true when it comes to misuse of confidential information. There often isn't a complete cure when information is taken and the victim is left looking back with the benefit of hindsight thinking that the risk was obvious (and avoidable).

Asking the following questions will help identify small practical changes that you can make now to reduce the risk to your business.

1. What is it? (and where is it?)

It might sound obvious, but before you can begin improving your safeguards you need to know what you want to protect and where it is stored.

Attempting to answer this question often throws up a number of practical issues that need to be addressed (and are addressed below).