Whether you’re a business or government, a document leak is never good news. It can put you in legal hot water and damage your relationship with clients, partners and employees. It can also cost you money and reputation. It’s important to know how to deal with a document leak as quickly and effectively as possible so you can minimize the damage.
The latest leak involves classified US intelligence documents, some of them top secret, relating to the Ukraine war. The leaked files have been posted on social media and instant messaging servers including Telegram, 4chan and Discord. They include photographs of printed pages, suggesting the printouts were not hacked or stolen from a computer, as in previous major disclosures like the Kissinger cables and Cablegate, and an ongoing WikiLeaks publication codenamed Vault 7, which details CIA hacking tools.
US officials say they’re still trying to assess the impact of the leak. But it has already strained US relations with key allies, such as South Korea and Ukraine. And it underscores the fact that the government’s track record of controlling classified information is abysmal.
The latest leak highlights why it’s crucial to take preventative measures to protect your data from unauthorized users. A tool like Locklizard can stop documents from being illegally copied, printed and distributed. It also allows you to control what devices users can access your documents from so you don’t have to worry about BYOD risks. You can even revoke user access instantly when you detect suspicious behavior.