Trends Report

Lessons Learned From The World's Biggest Data Breaches And Privacy Abuses, 2016

Fatemeh Khatibloo
Josh Zelonis
Alexander Spiliotes
 and  three contributors
Jan 09, 2017

Summary

Breaking news of a massive customer breach or blatant privacy abuse dominates the headlines for days. However, months and even years later, affected customers still struggle with the aftermath and firms are still absorbing the costs. By reflecting on these incidents, we glean long-term lessons that help security and risk (S&R) pros improve their firm's overall security posture, its breach response, and its appreciation of privacy law and customer trust. To do this, each year we select and analyze notable incidents from the past 12 months to provide these critical lessons.

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