Tag: breach response plan

Boards Had Better Start Paying Attention to Cybersecurity

Yesterday Forbes featured an excellent article that explained why it is important for companies to create Board-level committees to focus exclusively on the issue of cybersecurity. Here is just a teaser but I encourage you to read the entire article. Step one for every board is to understand that it is supposed to be offering oversight on…

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Yes, I will mention this post in tomorrow’s seminar on data breach! “Who’s Gonna Get It?”

This is one of my favorite and my most popular posts ever — and you better believe I will find a way to mention it to this group of CEOs to help them understand why it is important to take seriously the data security threat! Data Breach – Who’s Gonna Get It? | business cyber…

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“Defense wins championships” when preparing for the inevitable data breach

“The best strategy to manage the inevitable data breach of your enterprise is to be prepared.” -Adam Greenberg, SC Magazine Exactly–you must prepare on 2 fronts: Defense & Response In a recent article in SC Magazine, Adam Greenberg marches along faithfully with many of us in trying to get you, the business leader, to appreciate the…

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Publix hasn’t had a data breach but is already seeking PR help in case it does — good or bad?

This is interesting. Publix grocery store chain has made the news because of data breach — not because they have had a data breach (though they probably have and just don’t know it) — but because it has been learned that it is sending out proposals for PR help in the event it does have…

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The SEC Will Begin Looking at Companies’ IT Security and Data Breach Response Policies

THE POINT: Recent statements from the SEC indicate that the new standard of care for companies may require policies in place for (1) prevention, detection, and response to cyber attacks and data breaches, (2) IT training focused on security, and (3) vendor access to company systems and vendor due diligence. Do you still think your…

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Data Security Involves Human Behavior and, Therefore, Is More an Art, Than a Science

I have recently written of how data breach responses and response plans cannot be one-size-fits-all and must be tailored to the unique needs of the company involved, as well as its culture. That is, they must be tailored to fit a company of humans dealing with humans. This morning I read an article that discusses…

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Executives – Are You Ready to Lead Your Company Through a Data Breach?

I have handled several data breach incidents for clients as their breach response counsel and, while we have an effective process to implement to help keep clients out of legal hot water, that really is not the most important aspect of handling the incident. The most important issue is how the incident will impact the…

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