Episode 25 — Incident Response Programs: Ransomware and Vendor Incidents

Privacy law intersects with cybersecurity when incidents occur. This episode explains how organizations build incident response programs to address threats like ransomware, data breaches, and vendor security failures. We’ll cover the steps of detection, containment, investigation, notification, and remediation, highlighting where privacy law imposes specific obligations.

We also look at how regulators evaluate incident response, from timeliness of notifications to adequacy of corrective measures. Exam questions frequently involve breach scenarios, so mastering this process is key to analyzing legal duties under federal and state frameworks. Produced by BareMetalCyber.com