Controlling Data Breaches

A data breach is a nightmare for any individual or company. How can you prevent it? And what steps should you take if a data breach does occur? This completely revised edition offers up-to-date and practical guidance on preventing and handling data breaches. This way, you can get started right away. A data breach can have serious consequences for you as an individual or for your business. “Managing Data Breaches” helps you prevent data breaches and, when the worst happens, deal with them effectively. This new edition has been thoroughly revised in light of the new European privacy law (the GDPR), which took effect last year. Since January 1, 2016, companies and government agencies have been required not only to prevent the leakage of personal data but also to report such incidents to the regulatory authority and to the individuals whose data has been compromised. If you fail to do so—or do so incorrectly—you face significant reputational and financial risks. With this book in hand, you’ll know exactly what steps to take to prevent and manage data breaches. You’ll find a basic approach that you can implement in just one day. The subsequent chapters will then guide you, step by step, on how to manage and minimize data breach risks in your organization. Of course, this follows the requirements of the GDPR. If you do encounter a data breach, the section “Help, a Data Breach!” provides practical guidance on how to prevent and handle data breaches. The book is written in an accessible style and requires no specific legal or IT knowledge. It also incorporates legal changes, updates to regulatory frameworks, and relationships with other reporting obligations.