Chapter 7Securing the server and its data

In recent years, security has become incredibly important to organizations of all sorts, in all industries and government entities, as well. All you need to do is to pay attention to the news to see that the number of leaks and hacks of sensitive information is increasing almost daily.

IT organizations around the world—not just in Europe—should consider the implementation of a European privacy law known as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR; effective May 25, 2018) as a wake-up call to review how they handle ...

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