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title: "Discussion on \"How Long Would It Take You to Notice a Large Data Transfer Out of Your Network?\" | Hashnode"
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Here is a question worth asking your team this week: if a multi-gigabyte file left your network today, how many hours would pass before anyone noticed? For many organizations the honest answer is "day

Oct 16 · 3 min read · securityland.hashnode.dev  
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