Privacy and Cyber Co-Chair Offers Insights on How Employers Should Respond to Confidentiality and Data Breaches

In an interview with SHRM, Risa Boerner offers insight on how employers should protect themselves from and respond to internal security breaches.

First and foremost, Risa suggests that strong, clear policies are key: "Employers should have strong confidentiality policies in place and should reinforce those policies through training conducted on a regular basis.” She adds that employers should review what data is available to employees and should restrict access whenever possible.

Once a leak is evident, Risa explains that employers should quickly assess what type of data has been compromised and whether that information is sensitive and warrants additional notification action.

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