When it comes to securing company data, there are multiple approaches that can be taken depending on the situation. A secure coding principle known as least privilege is a good example. We want to limit access to data and applications to those who should have an actual need to access them. Encrypting our data is another good control to protect data. Making sure that our applications, OS and security software are all updated to the newest version can help secure data. Having policies in place to protect data is necessary and useful because we don’t want account information available for everyone. I don’t want my banking information to be easily accessible to the public, so the bank has to make sure that my password protected account is not accessible by anyone other than me. This same principle can be applied to Intel. Intel doesn’t want AMD or other companies to know what their latest projects are for the newest CPUs, so they protect their information so that hackers don’t steal their products.

-Jacob