The risks of improperly managing a privacy breach are high, but unfortunately not uncommon. A data breach puts immense pressure on a company to complete a lengthy and at times ambiguous to-do list of GDPR requirements which often takes up too much of the precious 72h time window allowed for reporting.
The number 1 cause for data breach incidents in 2019 was phishing and social engineering campaigns. These attacks are delivered via email 97% of the time and are designed to convince their recipients to give away their security credentials.
The number 1 cause for data breach incidents in 2019 was phishing and social engineering campaigns. These attacks are delivered via email 97% of the time and are designed to convince their recipients to give away their security credentials.
The possible lack of reporting during a pandemic and the unprecedented exposure of privacy data in Q1 of 2020 both represent the challenges businesses face in regard to GDPR compliance. And it isn’t just large global corporations.
GDPR provides a structure for overall better business practices and a way for companies to maintain the trust of consumers despite the growing number of data loss and breach incidents that circulate in the news.
This is a very real concern, as some of the most common remote working risk behaviors include weak passwords, logging in to unsecured wireless networks, and misplaced devices. Also, many employees who work from home share a computer with other household members, making corporate data especially susceptible to a breach.
