Is it really good to share?

It used to be the case that sensitive company information could not be distributed or released without permission and a rubber stamp from senior management. In the digital age, sensitive data, intellectual property and brand information are distributed more widely via social media, Skype, online profiles and C.Vs. The ‘sharing’ is often done by an unaware younger workforce. An article from SC Magazine looks at the headache that this can cause information security professionals and the companies they are trying to protect. “We're living in a world where our entire emerging workforce has grown up online and has been engineered to over-share. Big data miners have taken notice,” says one interviewee. Such information can be used to plan targeted attacks on security systems or be used to competitive advantage. Information security training is one suggestion as well as clear guidelines in employment contracts. Find out more about the problems with sharing by reading the full article at http://www.scmagazineuk.com/the-problem-of-employees-sharing-too-much-information/article/248318/