CIOs: How to Deal with a Data Breach
When it comes to data breaches, experts agree that prevention is the best cure but what steps should CIOs take if the unthinkable happens?
Aside from training, companies may want to rethink their basic approach to IT security, and consider developing trends such as de-perimeterisation. The approach, championed by CSO groups such as the Jericho Forum, is based on the idea that instead of trying to ring-fence all a company’s IT assets it should concentrate on protecting the most important elements.
“De-perimeterisation strategies will allow us to adapt security mechanisms to the way business works rather than throw up too many barriers” says John Meakin, group head of information security, Standard Chartered Bank, and Jericho Forum member, in a recent statement.
However, all experts are in agreement that the best approach is to have the systems in place to prevent data being leaked or stolen in the first place. Anyone in a senior IT or information management role should consider the recent spate of high-profile breaches as a wake-up call or get ready for an early morning call of their own one day.
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