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SB177 Does not lose device through theft or negligence

Losing devices containing sensitive information through theft or negligence increases the likelihood of cyber risks (e.g. data theft and account compromise).


Why is it important?

Losing a device puts you and your organisation's sensitive and confidential data at risk. By gaining access to your device, criminals may get their hands on data stored on the device, in shared or cloud drives, in company workspace applications, or on the web if login credentials are saved in the browser.

Priority Tier

Behaviours in SebDB are ranked by their impact on risk. Tier 1 behaviours have the biggest impact, Tier 4 behaviours the least.

Tier 1

Risk Mitigated

Physical Damage

Physical Damage

Physical damage is the damage, destruction or theft of devices and other hardware.

Data Theft

Data Theft

Data theft is the intentional stealing of data.

Data Leak

Data Leak

A data leak is when data is accidentally or intentionally disclosed to unauthorised people.

Account Compromise

Account Compromise

Account compromise happens when unauthorised people access them.

Further reading

https://www.wired.com/story/lost-stolen-phone-what-to-do/ https://journals.co.za/doi/abs/10.4102/jef.v11i1.169

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