Did you know? The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (the “CCPA”), one of the most stringent and far-reaching consumer privacy laws in the country, became effective as of January 1, 2020. The CCPA significantly expands the privacy rights of California consumers by imposing new requirements on businesses to disclose what categories of personal information will be collected, the purpose …
Before asking questions, several key undertakings and decisions often need to be made. One is conducting a document review of information, such as employee and student records to glean as much information about the investigation as possible.
No matter how cautious a company is in designing and defending its information security systems, there is always the potential for data breaches and cybersecurity incidents. One method to find these vulnerabilities before a threat actor does is to test your security using some of the same techniques that criminals do, first. Penetration tests cause no actual damage if conducted by a reputable professional, and can be a vital tool for understanding a particular weakness in more than Information Technology systems.
A risk assessment is a process to uncover gaps and to document a road map for better cybersecurity practices and organizational resilience. It can often determine the cost and likelihood of an incident while quantifying the need for security spending.
An Incident Response Plan is an operational playbook that helps minimize the financial and reputational impact caused by an incident for an organization. By creating an Incident Response plan and team, organizations respond better to cybersecurity incidents, quickly resuming normal business operations, and promptly alerting relevant stakeholders, authorities, and regulatory agencies to meet all regulatory requirements.
