The states of data, Part 1: Why you should protect data at rest, in use, and in motion
What do Morgan Stanley, Samsung, and a New York credit union all have in common? They aren’t of the same scale, do not cater to the same customer needs, nor do they store similar data. But, if there’s one thing in common between these three organizations, it’s that they’ve all been victims of a data leak. Morgan Stanley, the banking conglomerate, suffered a data leak due to sheer negligence of handling data at rest.