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People, People, People

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The single, most difficult, component of any data security and privacy program is the people factor. The very nature of employing people increases the risk to your data processing operations. This is not because everyone wants to steal your data or that they are incompetent â€“ far from it!

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Seaman, J. (2020). People, People, People. In: PCI DSS. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-5808-8_14

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