5 Ways to Effectively Prevent Data Leakage

**Executive summary:** This blog explains data leakage as the unintentional exposure of sensitive information and distinguishes it from intentional data breaches, then recommends five key protections—identify and classify critical data, evaluate and monitor access and activity, assess and continuously monitor vendor security, secure all endpoints (including employee training), and utilize data encryption—and promotes SecurityScorecard's security ratings as a tool to assess and improve an organization's security posture.