Chapter 1. Assessment and Containment
Hit the ground running
When data disaster strikes, speed is of the essence and, in theory, as soon as the breach is discovered the response team should dust off the pre-rehearsed action plan and put it into practice.
Of course, we live in the real world where other priorities mean planning for future possibilities is often back-burnered by day-to-day business. In fact, most companies are so preoccupied that, according to Verizon’s 2008 Data Breach Investigation Report, three-quarters of breaches are not discovered by the victim company but by a third party, such as a supplier or banking card company.
Card issuers may spot a pattern of fraud, and then run software to find a common point of purchase across all ...
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