Data leakage is defined as the accidental or unintentional distribution of private or sensitive
data to an unauthorized entity. Sensitive data in companies and organizations include
intellectual property (IP), financial information, patient information, personal credit-card data,
and other information depending on the business and the industry. Data leakage poses a
serious issue for companies as the number of incidents and the cost to those experiencing
them continue to increase. Data leakage is enhanced by the fact that transmitted data (both …