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Human element always part of data security

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January 31st, 2023
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While technology can always improve data security, the human element means there are always potential gaps, Mia Papanicolaou said.

Ms. Papanicolaou is the Chief Operating Officer of the Americas for Striata, a company providing strategy, software and professional services enabling digital communication across multiple channels and devices. They specialize in digital message design, generation, delivery and storage.

Key to any company’s data security strategy is the ability to identification of data security gaps, Ms. Papanicolaou explained. Those who think their systems are fool proof better think again.

“There will always be them (data security gaps),” she said. “We often don’t know what we don’t know.”

Technology can address those gaps to a degree, but staff education also has to play a key role. Teach how data breaches occur, and how fraudsters change their approaches as companies catch on to older strategies. An official looking email from a trusted client or superior is seldom questioned but is a common way for hackers to access your system.

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"We often don't know what we don't know" Mia Papanicolaou

Make it hard for criminal elements to steal your data and they will move on in search of easier marks.

“The technology is obviously important as we evolve and how we as consumers interact with technology,” Ms. Papanicolaou admitted. “We need to keep up with security as behavior changes.

“We are managing both people and technology, so we cannot forget about the people.”

 

 

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