NEW DELHI: Data theft has emerged as one of the biggest concerns as cybercriminals are increasingly going after more critical data for greater leverage over companies. According to McAfee’s data exfiltration report, called Grand Theft Data II – The Drivers and Shifting State of Data Breaches, published today, 43% of the participants were greatly concerned about theft of personally identifiable information and intellectual property. Many participants feel the attacks can be significantly reduced with education on corporate policies and appropriate online behaviour. Experts at McAfee feel companies need to have a cybersecurity strategy in place to deal with such attacks in a more organised manner. “Organizations need to augment security measures by implementing a culture of security and emphasizing that all employees are part of an organization’s security posture and not just the IT team.

Source: Mint April 30, 2019 08:02 UTC