Data Breach Response

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In this document, we have summarised critical actions you should take in the event of a Data or Privacy Breach, so you can immediately start responding.

As experienced incident responders and forensic examiners, we know that time is of the essence in a crisis. In the event of a data breach, customers expect to be kept up to date as to how it may impact them and what steps they should take.

We specialise in the forensic collection and examination of data from a wide variety of sources and have the proven experience in applying advanced investigative and analytical techniques when responding to a data breach.

Our Data Breach Response service (also Privacy Breach Response) is tailored to support organisations prepare for, respond to, and recover from a data breach. The core of our business is to provide you with the confidence you require to a forensic standard, i.e. the highest level of proof.  We strive to make you look good, even in times of crisis.

This guide contains ten factors to consider in order to be better prepared for a potential data breach, including:

  • References to the recently updated Privacy Act 2020
  • Resources to help you improve your level of preparedness
  • Practical steps such as creating plans and playbooks
  • Tools to recover from a breach such as dark web monitoring

Let Incident Response Solutions help you manage your entire data breach response lifecycle.

Read more about responding to Data Breaches in our articles on Managing Business Email Compromise Risk and Ransomware and Data Leak Sites.