Plaintext is unencrypted information. Plaintext is the precursor to ciphertext. It is also the output of decrypting of an encrypted message. Cryptography protects data confidentiality and integrity but not necessarily availability when done correctly.
While there aren’t specific actions you can take an an SMB Owner around plaintext, you need to be doing these things to protect your sensitive information:
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Related Term: Ciphertext, Cryptography, Encryption
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