Today, the mere threat of a breach can crush your business. The Twitter whistleblower saga shows that, after years of indifference, customers are sensitive to even rumors of data leaks. A few years ago, PR teams could paper over a small breach, and customers would accept it. A decade ago, massive data breaches made headlines, but customers stayed with the vendor because they believed that lightning couldn't strike twice.
Times have changed, though, so how can you protect yourself … and even turn privacy and security into an advantage? The companies that win will embrace small steps, transparency, and the right partners.
The Twitter whistleblower story will change how the news industry reports on security and privacy moving forward. Just as ransomware went mainstream with the Colonial Pipeline hack, security and privacy stories are going to become mainstream news. Even if your company isn't as high profile as Twitter, the floodgates have opened.
Furthermore, the Twitter story demonstrates that you don't need to be breached to make the news. Former Twitter security executive Peiter Zatko (aka Mudge) made headlines with his concerns about Twitter's security and privacy policies and execution. While there have been well-known Twitter hacks, Zatko's most powerful criticisms are about Twitter's state of security. In his almost 200-page report to federal regulatory agencies and the Department of Justice, the most serious allegations are that...
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