Organizational Controls

  1. Develop and enforce strict security policies on data sharing.
  2. Educate employees via regular security awareness training.
  3. Train employees to resist social engineering techniques.
  4. Restrict employee access to social networking sites.
  5. Sanitize information submitted to Internet registrars (e.g., WHOIS).
  6. Use pseudonyms on public platforms like blogs, forums, and groups.

Technical Controls

  1. Set up internal and external (split) DNS; restrict DNS zone transfers.
  2. Disable directory listing on web servers.
  3. Encrypt and password-protect sensitive documents.
  4. Use privacy/anonymous registration services for domain ownership.
  5. Prevent search engines from caching sensitive web pages.
  6. Avoid domain-level cross-linking of critical assets.

Information Control

  1. Limit details in public documents (press releases, catalogs, etc.).
  2. Minimize information published online or on websites.
  3. Use footprinting tools proactively to detect and remove exposed data.
  4. Store critical documents offline to prevent digital access.

Location Privacy