Cybersecurity For Dummies, 2nd Edition

Chapter 13

Recovering from a Security Breach

IN THIS CHAPTER

Surviving when your own computer has been hacked

Recovering when someone has stolen your data from a third-party provider

OMG! It happened.

You’ve discovered that you’ve suffered a data breach.

Now what?

Read this chapter, which discusses how to respond in these types of situations.

An Ounce of Prevention Is Worth Many Tons of Response

When it comes to recovering from a security breach, there simply is no substitute for adequate preparation. Simply put, no amount of post-breach expert actions can deliver the same level of protection as proper pre-breach prevention.

If you follow the various techniques described throughout this book about how to protect your electronic assets, you’re likely to be in far better shape to recover from a breach than if you did not. Of course, preparation not only helps you reduce the risks of suffering a breach in the first place, but can also help you recover and help ensure that you can detect a breach if one occurs. Without proper preparation, you may not even be able to determine that a breach occurred, never mind contain the attack and stop it. (If you’re unsure whether you’ve suffered ...