Lessons Learned from a Breach Eric van Wiltenburg University of
Let’s start with some exercise
Hey Eric, aren’t you embarrassed?
“Transparency is an asset.” Eric van Wiltenburg, January 31, 2012
OK, so what happened anyway?
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employee names employee numbers Social Insurance Numbers bank account employee classification code amount of last deposit
January 2010 January 2012
Lesson Having good policies in place is very important, even if nobody reads them
UVic Privacy Policy
Privacy Breach Response Team
University Secretary Vice President Finance and Operations Manager Privacy, Access and Policy University Legal Counsel Information Security Manager Director, Communications Associate Vice-President Human Resources Associate Vice-President Faculty Relations Assistant Director, Campus Security Executive Director, Government Relations Vice-President External Relations Assistant Treasurer Risk Analyst
FIPPA OIPC
Lesson Effective external communication to {organization, staff, community} is important for {salvaging reputation, reassuring affected individuals, ensuring resolution}, even if the internal politics, communications and logistics cause friction.
uvic.ca/infobreach
Regular bulletin updates Information sent to current and former UVic employees, Jan. 9, 2012 Letter from Vice-president Finance and Operations Gayle Gorrill, Jan. 10, 2012 A message from President David Turpin, Jan. 11, 2012 Jan. 12, 2012 update Jan. 13, 2012 update Jan. 19, 2012 update Jan. 20, 2012 update - Launch of review Jan. 23, 2012 update - Phishing attacks & fraud investigation Jan. 25, 2012 update - Preliminary report to board Jan. 27, 2012 update - Agreement reached on Credit Monitoring Service Jan. 26, 2012 update - Saanich police release info Feb. 3, 2012 update - Credit monitoring service available Monday Feb. 6, 2012 update - Credit monitoring instructions
Lesson Bad guys and gals know how to read the news
Lesson Understand what “reasonable security arrangements” are
Lesson If you don’t need it, get rid of it (or don’t collect it). Data minimization
Lesson Effective project management helps ensure the last mile is completed.
Lesson Keeping momentum once the storm blows over can be difficult
Lesson Centralized command and control for privacy and security is necessary, even in a decentralized environment
Lesson A crisis can be a platform for change
Lesson Having good policies in place is very important, and everybody should read them
Remember… It’s not IF you’re going to have a breach, it’s WHEN you’ll have a breach and HOW you respond to it and what you LEARN from it that really matters.