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Data Breach Shanty

To celebrate my 500th blog post, here’s another sea shanty:

What shall we do with the stolen data?
What shall we do with the stolen data?
What shall we do with the stolen data?
Early in the morning.

Way-hey the fines are rising
Way-hey the fines are rising
Way-hey the fines are rising
Early in the morning.

Got to tell the DPA unless there’s no risk
Got to tell the DPA unless there’s no risk
Got to tell the DPA unless there’s no risk
Seventy-two hours!

Way-hey the fines are rising…

Thoroughly protected using strong encryption
Thoroughly protected using strong encryption
Thoroughly protected using strong encryption
And we have the keys safe!

Way-hey the fines are rising…

Quickly we detected it and mitigated
Quickly we detected it and mitigated
Quickly we detected it and mitigated
Hooray for the C-SIRT!

Way-hey the fines are rising…

Yes we trained the personnel in all departments
Yes we trained the personnel in all departments
Yes we trained the personnel in all departments
And we have the records!

Way-hey the fines are rising…

Technical and org’nisational our measures
Technical and org’nisational our measures
Technical and org’nisational our measures
Starting to feel better!

Way-hey the fines are rising…

May not be required to inform the users
May not be required to inform the users
May not be required to inform the users
Think if it’s good practice?

Way-hey the fines are rising…

Thoroughly investigated, found the root cause
Thoroughly investigated, found the root cause
Thoroughly investigated, found the root cause
No more early mornings!

Way-hey the fines are rising
Way-hey the fines are rising
Way-hey the fines are rising
Learn from this and prosper!!

[Original by The Irish Rovers]

By Andrew Cormack

I'm Chief Regulatory Advisor at Jisc, responsible for keeping an eye out for places where our ideas, services and products might raise regulatory issues. My aim is to fix either the product or service, or the regulation, before there's a painful bump!

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