Email – a data breach waiting to happen
Email is the most reported security incident sent to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). Many recent data breaches have included sending email attachments to the wrong people and oversharing sensitive data held in a spreadsheet.
We have therefore created this PDF checklist for you to refer to when sending and receiving emails. As you work your way through the steps you SHOULD be thinking to yourself “This is obvious!” – but when you are rushed and under pressure the brain does random things.
It doesn’t take long to:
CHECK TWICE, SEND SAFELY
