{"id":176731,"date":"2022-10-11T12:45:23","date_gmt":"2022-10-11T11:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/?p=176731"},"modified":"2025-05-16T06:28:39","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T05:28:39","slug":"data-breach-action-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/data-privacy-it\/data-breach-action-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Should My Business Create a Data Breach Action Plan?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As a business owner, it is essential to have quick access to vital information, which often means storing important information, such as personal details and sensitive information, in a digital form. However, storing this type of information in this fashion can increase the chance of a cyberattack on your company. Such a breach could cause considerable damage to your company and may result in a hefty fine from the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ico.org.uk\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Information Commissioner&#8217;s Office (ICO)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. To ensure your business safely and effectively handles personal data, implementing a data breach action plan can be valuable. This article will explore the benefits of a <\/span>plan<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and how it can protect your business from a data breach.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Data Breach Action Plan<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/data-privacy-it\/gdpr-data-breach-consequences\/\">data breach action plan<\/a> sets out your company\u2019s initial response in the event of a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/data-privacy-it\/report-data-breach-ico\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">data breach<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. A data breach can cover the:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">after-effects of a cyber attack;&nbsp; or<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">innocent loss of information, such as from a fire or a piece of computer equipment failing.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Most business owners put a plan in place through a specialist lawyer, IT security expert or Data Protection Officer.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Most plans will focus on the first steps after losing particular types of data, which can include physical and digital information.&nbsp;A plan is usually flexible, meaning the stages will likely be different concerning, for example, the theft of physical documents compared to the loss of digital data due to a corrupted hard drive.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Plans usually cover data breaches relating to two main types of information:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">sensitive data which could damage your company if lost or stolen, such as intellectual property (IP) or trade secrets; and<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">information classified as \u2018personal data\u2019 under the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/data-privacy-it\/gdpr-compliance-small-business\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, which includes \u2018personally identifiable information\u2019, such as home addresses or mobile phone numbers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Information in&nbsp;a Data Breach Action Plan<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While all data breach action plans will differ according to the needs of the business and the types of information involved, the majority will cover several important steps your business should take:&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">identify if a data breach has occurred;<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">decide whether the breach is due to a cyber attack or unauthorised access;<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">take appropriate steps to contain the spread of personal information and customer data as far as possible;<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">estimate the potential harm caused to individuals and notify those individuals of what has happened;<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">discover the cause of the data breach and take appropriate action to prevent a future repeat;<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">consider extra steps in the event of theft or unauthorised access; and&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 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Failure to do this could result in a <a href=\"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/data-privacy-it\/ico-decide-fine-company\/\">fine of up to \u00a317.5m<\/a> from the ICO.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Key Takeaways<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The risk of a data breach for companies is significant in England. If your business faces a data breach, you must deal with it promptly and lawfully. This includes personal and other sensitive data, such as intellectual property. A data breach action plan can help you do this. 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