So, even secured, there is no 100 percent guarantee against hacks, breaches and related intrusions. The risk is always there. In fact, a business's data can be exposed in three fundamental ways:

- - - Confidentiality. How can you be sure all your firm's confidential personnel and project information is truly safe? How is your data or the proprietary information of project owners being protected from malware or online theft.
    - Integrity. Is the data in your operation free from corruption as it moves internally and externally? What safeguards (both technological and human) have been deployed to secure data inside your firm or among project participants? Do you regularly train employees on data security?
    - Availability. Are your systems redundant? Are they adequately backed up onsite and off premises to ensure their integrity in the face of an attack or network failure?

The reality is hackers are not the only threat to your data's security. Many data breaches involve the download of malicious codes and viruses. Each can attach themselves to emails and follow innocent website visits or social media streams back to the source to wreak digital havoc on unsuspecting businesses. Furthermore, costly cyber events can also result from the unintentional or careless handling of project files as well as events occurring outside the firm's control such as natural disasters and/or power failures.

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