Data Security Breaches

• Data breach


  Where attackers gain unauthorised access to personal and sensitive data
• The least common cause of data security breaches is through software updates on systems
• Phishing attack


  Sending deceptive emails to others to gain information
• Implications of data security breaches for individuals

  • Financial loss
  • Identity theft
• Weak passwords on systems or accounts


  Can lead to unauthorised access which can lead to further complications
• Businesses affected by data security breaches

  Suffering from major financial loss and damage to reputation
• Data encryption


  The practice of securing data in a way that makes it unreadable without the proper decryption key
• The one method to prevent data security breaches is regularly updating security software
• The action which could help be reducing the impact of a data security breaches for individuals is regularly monitoring financial statements
• Purpose of data backup in relation to security breaches

  Recovering lost or compromised data
• Social engineering attack


  Manipulating individuals to divulge sensitive information
• Spyware


  Type of malware that remains hidden on a system and can collect keystrokes or capture screen images without the user's knowledge
• Physical security breach


  • Unauthorised access to a server room
• GDPR


  Regulation that focuses on the protection of personal data for individuals within the EU and the European Economic Area
• A potential consequence for businesses failing to comply with data protection regulations is legal penalties and fines
• A step that is essential in responding to a data security breach is notifying affected individuals promptly
• Risk mitigation


  The process of evaluating and addressing potential risks that may compromise the security of the data
• The action that can prevent data breaches when disposing of old hardware is erasing data before disposal
• Increased interconnectedness of devices


  Factor that contributes to the complexity of securing data in modern networks
• Human error leading to a data security breach

  • Falling for a phishing scam