How To Respond To A Cyber Attack In Bermuda

Key takeaways

• As the recent attack announced by Bermuda's Department of Education demonstrates, all organisations are at risk of a cyber-attack occurring at any time.

• A pre-prepared and well executed response plan can make a significant difference in mitigating harm to impacted individuals, recovering compromised data and ensuring legal obligations are met.

• The legality of a ransomware payment must always be carefully considered before payment is made, taking into account the application of AML/ATF and sanctions laws.

Find out how to respond to the increasing cyber attacks in Bermuda.

Introduction

Cyber-attacks continue to be on the increase. Bermuda's new Personal Information Protection Act 2016 ("PIPA") has been in effect for less than one month and yet the Privacy Commissioner ("Commissioner") has already received the first data breach notification report.