What To Do in the Event of a Cyber Security Breach
Summary
Apart from the financial costs that occur because of a security breach, businesses must also contend with reputational damage. Despite the average cost for a data breach being £2.4m, surprisingly over 70% of business do not have a cyber security response plan in place. It should consist of members of your IT Support, HR, PR and Marketing, Senior Leadership and Data Protection teams. Before you notify the public or your clients of the issue, your PR and Marketing teams should have a full understanding of what has happened, be able to communicate it effectively and be able to reassure people that the appropriate action has been taken. Response times and outcomes will be significantly better if your business is able to spring into action quickly when a breach is detected Having accredited and experienced IT support protecting your business will give you access to disaster response planning, reporting, and recovering after a cyber security breach.