Tag Archives: 2020 Data Security Incident Response Report

DSIR Deeper Dive: Regulatory Investigation Landscape

By Lynn Sessions, Patrick H. Haggerty and Kimberly Gordy on May 26, 2020 Posted in Data Security Incident Response

HIPAA-covered entity and business associate breaches continue to draw attention from the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and other regulators. In almost every HIPAA incident we handled in 2019 involving more than 500 individuals, OCR issued a data request. While OCR investigations can be burdensome, few of them result in penalties. State attorneys general have … Continue Reading

DSIR Deeper Dive: The Ransomware Epidemic

By David Kitchen and Anthony P. Valach on May 18, 2020 Posted in Data Security Incident Response

Ransomware is among the most common and persistent threats faced by organizations of all sizes. In 2019, the ransomware threat landscape worsened in several significant ways: (1) average demands increased more than tenfold; (2) all industry segments saw increases in attack frequency, with stark increases seen by education and government entities; and (3) several threat … Continue Reading

DSIR Deeper Dive: Using Compromise Threat Intelligence

By Craig A. Hoffman on May 7, 2020 Posted in Data Security Incident Response

Organizations are under tremendous pressure to be agile and resilient. A key part of building a mature cybersecurity posture to enable the goals of the organization is conducting ongoing risk assessments and then implementing risk-prioritized measures. Organizations contact us during this process to ask what emerging threats to guard against. Our answer always includes a … Continue Reading

Sixth Annual Data Security Incident Response Report Released – Managing Enterprise Risks and Leveraging Data in a Digital World

By Theodore J. Kobus III on April 30, 2020 Posted in Data Security Incident Response

We are excited to present our sixth Data Security Incident Response Report (DSIR). We hope this issue finds you safe and healthy while working from home (WFH). Each year, we talk about last year’s trends and where we think the current year is taking us. Ransomware was, and continues to be, a big issue. We … Continue Reading