Be a Good Data Steward

Companies that are leading the way in data best practices set their own high standards and then do business only with companies that offer similar levels of security and privacy protection, Isaacson notes. To develop these standards, companies can bring in an outside data security auditing firm to scrutinize their procedures, he explains, or at the very least, they should have a security professional—on-staff or outsourced—review their relationships and contracts.