Data Breaches and the Social Web

April 9, 2023

Boyd Neil

National Practice Leader

Social Media and Digital Communications

boyd.neil@hkstrategies.com

Social Web + Data Breaches = Reputation Risk

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The Social Web Changes Crisis Communications Permanently

‘There won’t be a significant event in the future that won’t involve public participation… Social media (is) the sociological equivalent of climate change.’

Retired Admiral Thad Allen

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New voices empowered

through digital challenging

traditional media primacy

Two-way channels creating

opportunities for dialogue yet to be

fully exploited

Providing organizations with means to directly

touch most important audiences

Reputation & risk management

models impacted: speed,

transparency, inaccuracy

Mobile technologies

moving us into new areas still not fully

understood

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A New Frontier for Risk:Data Breaches

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The Social Web Loves Data Breaches

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Graphic Credit . . . http://gapingvoidgallery.com/

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“[Brands suffering data leaks] should email people, post on Twitter, Facebook and address their customers where they are - you shouldn’t have to let people do a Google search or find out through word of mouth.”

• Alys Woodward, research director at market intelligence firm IDC Europe

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1. Use the social web dammit (and ignore the sarcasm/humour)

2. Drive internally for timely notification (1-2 hours)

3. Provide interim security advice (‘change password immediately’)

4. Be transparent about the scope and consequences of the data breach (when known)

11 principles for managing data breach communication

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5. Coordinate internal protocols for multi-platform communications (Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, etc.)

6. Use #hashtags related to incident so your info. is there in frame used to share news (Twitter/Facebook

7. Use multiple media formats (visuals + video + text) . . . facilitates sharing

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8. Amplify through paid/promoted tweets/Facebook posts

9. Reply to social web dialogue + questions with ‘confident humility’

10. Commit to fixing your firewall and/or internal security processes

11. Get ready now for the social web part of the hack dammit

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Sources:

http://www.marketingweek.co.uk/news/linkedins-slow-reaction-to-data-leaks-hits-brand/4002126.article

http://www.cloudhance.com/how-data-breaches-happen/

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2394743,00.asp

http://www.focus.com/fyi/high-profile-data-breaches/

http://www.backgroundcheck.org/state-of-it-security/

http://siliconangle.com/blog/2011/06/26/the-largest-data-breaches-of-all-time-infographic/

http://www.infographs.org/2012/02/the-high-cost-of-a-data-breach-infographic/#

http://paranoid-security.blogspot.ca/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyIxFhQ_g5g