Cyber – More Than Just Breach Response

"The true hero in the Black Swan world is someone who prevents a calamity and, naturally, because the calamity did not take place, does not get recognition or a bonus for it." - Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder

The vast majority of commentary and public advice concerning data breaches surround, deservedly, the breach itself. This focus is only natural; it is the breach itself that requires victims to bring enormous resources to bear through the investigation, technical remediation and potential notification to individuals and regulatory authorities, and it is the breach itself that can cause reputational harm both internally and externally and lead to investigations, fines and costly class action lawsuits. But cyber is more than just breach response, and companies that focus solely on responding to breaches have lost the opportunity to be a true, if unsung, hero by taking steps to prevent, prepare for and mitigate data breaches and