We are excited to present our sixth Data Security Incident Response Report (DSIR). We hope this issue finds you safe and healthy while working from home (WFH). Each year, we talk about last year’s trends and where we think the current year is taking us. Ransomware was, and continues to be, a big issue. We expect ransomware to continue full speed ahead. We are hopeful, however, that businesses are taking extra care with WFH rules to keep their data secure so that we do not see an increase in breaches due to simple mistakes.

This year, we are reporting on statistics from 950 of the 1,000+ incidents we helped manage in 2019. The incidents we worked on cover all industries and sizes of organizations. Although threats are always changing, we are hopeful that the information we are sharing in the Report will help you and your organization be better equipped to be “compromise ready.”

For more in-depth analysis on key items in the report, watch for our “DSIR Deeper Dive” posts in the coming weeks.

We hope you enjoy the report and you are welcome to reach out to any one of the DADM Group’s members with questions or suggestions.

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Photo of Theodore J. Kobus III Theodore J. Kobus III

Ted Kobus stands at the forefront of cyber protection — no small role in an era defined by crippling data breaches and daily digital threats. He has earned authority in the areas of privacy, data security and cybersecurity, leading clients to entrust him…

Ted Kobus stands at the forefront of cyber protection — no small role in an era defined by crippling data breaches and daily digital threats. He has earned authority in the areas of privacy, data security and cybersecurity, leading clients to entrust him with more than 6,000 data breach responses. Businesses, government and other organizations turn to Ted for sound advice on compliance, developing response strategies, breaches implicating domestic and international laws, and defense of both class action litigation and regulatory actions. Notably, he has developed key relationships with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), where he and his team have helped to establish protocols to protect corporate victims following a data breach. He knows the most proactive regulators involved in this space and interacts with them regularly.

Ted has led the defense to hundreds of regulatory investigations, including those brought by the Attorney General Multi-State, Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights, Departments of Insurance, SEC and FTC. In the healthcare space, Ted has defended more than 200 OCR investigations and has negotiated more privacy/security-related resolution agreements than any other lawyer.

Ted is consistently ranked in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, and he is one of only a handful of attorneys nationwide named an MVP by Law360 for Privacy and Consumer Protection. He is a regular contributor to BakerHostetler’s Data Counsel blog, and he frequently speaks at major industry events regarding data breach response, risk management and litigation issues affecting privacy. Ted has spoken at the National Association of Attorneys General on data security issues in a closed session, as well as the National Security Cyber Specialist’s Training Conference organized by the DOJ.

Ted is the firmwide chair of BakerHostetler’s Digital Assets and Data Management Group and a member of the firm’s Policy Committee.

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