Application Control Bypass for Data Exfiltration, (Tue, Mar 31st)

Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 07:31 AM UTC·Source: SANS ISC

Updated: Monday, April 6, 2026 at 12:49 AM UTC

Executive Summary

In case of a cyber incident, most organizations fear more of data loss (via exfiltration) than regular data encryption because they have a good backup policy in place. If exfiltration happened, it means a total loss of control of the stolen data with all the consequences (PII, CC numbers, â¦).

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Originally published by SANS ISC on Mar 31, 2026.

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