You dont use a central singular email address, you use dummy throw away ones with fake names. If it gets leaked, minimal damage.
this post was submitted on 08 Aug 2024
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Keep as little info on the internet as possible. Falsify as much data as you are allowed to get away with.
this is the only answer. throwaway emails, phone numbers, etc
look on the bright side, most of these are more likely leaks instead of breaches – following the discussions around Crowdstrike and it’s pretty clear that getting the box checked on the compliance form takes priority over any actual security measures
Can you kindly tell me the difference between a leak and a breach?
Leak = some employee did a stupid and accidentally released the data publicly. Huge possibility no one ever saw it before it got taken down.
Breach = intentional stealing of data.
That's the fun part, you don't