情報漏洩

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 情報漏洩 is read as じょうほうろうえい and is a noun for protected information leaking to unauthorized people or outside an intended boundary.
• Basic usage: Use 情報漏洩の原因を調査する for incident analysis and 情報漏洩を防ぐ for prevention.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Range of protected information
  • It can concern digital data or information contained in physical documents, provided the disclosure is unauthorized.
• Investigation and prevention
  • After an incident the cause is investigated; beforehand, storage and handling practices can be changed to prevent one.