The recent TalkTalk data breach is going to be an expensive data breach. It seams that the British Internet Service Provider will have to spend 35 million pounds on recovery measurements. Although that is a lot of money, it is better than going bankrupt as happened to the Dutch security firm Diginotar after being hacked in 2011.
Being hacked is a threat for any organization that deals with a lot of data, which means it is a threat for basically any organization. Therefore, as an organization you should do what it takes to prevent a possible data breach from happening.
Apart from the required IT security measures, it is also important to focus on the processes within an organization. As the below infographic from TSG shows, employees are the weakest link in terms of a possible data breach happening.
There are a lot of possibilities, ranging from finding a USB-stick and being curious to whats on the device to leaving a laptop on the train and many more different options. Check out the below infographic to gain a better understanding.
