Security News > 2020 > January > How organizations should handle data breaches

"As a consumer, it can be hard to avoid massive data breaches and hacking attempts against corporations holding your personal information," Security.org said in its survey report.

"2018 was the second-most active year for data breaches globally, yet many Americans could be making it worse by not properly protecting their bank account information. As we found, many people didn't change their passwords regularly, and many reused the same passwords for a variety of accounts. Even among people who had been exposed to data breaches, many exhibited risky behavior regarding public Wi-Fi networks and storing their credit card information on their devices."

"Depending on the size of the company and nature of the data breach, this may require involving a data forensics team, legal counsel, HR, communications, investor and public relations, and so on."

If the data breach involves improperly published personal information, companies will need to review their own website and other websites for any compromising data and have it removed immediately.

"Once a data breach has occurred, the best course of action is clearly addressing how it happened, how it's being remedied, and what those affected can do to protect themselves from potential damages," McGonagill said.

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