Logging a data breach
What to do when personal information goes astray.
0:43 long
What this covers
- Data Breaches, then New data breach
- What happened, and how serious
- When you found out - the clock starts there
- Track the ICO deadline and what you did
Step by step, in writing
The same guide as the video. Tap a time to jump to that moment.
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A breach is not always a hacker
An email to the wrong address counts. You have 72 hours from finding out to decide about the ICO.
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Open Data Breaches from the menu
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Choose New data breach
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Name the incident
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Write down what happened
Write it while it is fresh. The ICO asks for detail, not a summary.
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Judge how serious it is
This drives whether you have to report it and tell the people affected.
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Say where you are with it
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Set when you found out
The 72-hour clock runs from this moment, not from when it happened.
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Save the breach record
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The clock is being tracked
The ICO deadline is worked out for you, and the record shows what you did about it.
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