Updated 30 Sep 2026
What is credential exposure?
A work address and a password used with it, sitting in a breach database someone else can read.
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How firms are reached from outside, and how the way in is closed.
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What to do after a data breach
The first steps for a person whose address was exposed, in the order that matters.
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Updated 30 Sep 2026
How does dark web monitoring work?
What the industry term means, and what we actually read: monitored breach databases, paste sites and keys left in your own website code.
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Updated 30 Sep 2026
PIPEDA: what a firm has to do after a breach
Real risk of significant harm, the record of breaches, and who must be told.
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Updated 30 Sep 2026
How to check whether your firm’s data was in a breach
Three public records, one free lookup per address, and what each answer means.
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What a firm exposes from outside
The outside view of a firm: email settings, domains, firm addresses and forgotten systems, and how each is read.
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