Responding to a data breach

If your organization has been compromised, create a plan and form a committee consisting of representatives from each business unit, the corporate attorney, the corporate compliance officer or equivalent, a public relations expert, and someone on the CFO's team. The group should first find out what laws govern your industry and state. Then begin the customer notification process, acting quickly. Then start the breach containment process by making sure the breach is not still open. Also, decide if you are going to try to preserve the evidence. Finally, decide whether to involve law enforcement. That decision is typically made by the organization's legal counsel early in the process.

To read more about recovering from data breaches:
- read the article at ComputerWorld

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