Assessing Corporate Cybersecurityintermediate
Arrange the following steps in a sensible order for a health-care organization responding to a suspected breach of protected information: identify the suspected incident; assess affected information and systems; follow applicable notification duties; use findings to improve safeguards.
Answer
Identify the suspected incident, Assess affected information and systems, Follow applicable notification duties, Use findings to improve safeguards
Explanation
### The order
1. **Identify the suspected incident**: The organization first needs to recognize that an event may have compromised information.
2. **Assess affected information and systems**: Assessment establishes what may have been exposed or disrupted and informs decisions.
3. **Follow applicable notification duties**: The organization can use its assessment to meet relevant notification obligations.
4. **Use findings to improve safeguards**: Lessons from the event can guide changes to controls, training, or response planning.
### Terms
- **Breach**: An incident involving unauthorized access to, use of, or disclosure of protected information.
- **Safeguard**: An administrative, physical, or technical measure that protects information or systems.
### Remember
Establish what happened and what was affected before applying notification and improvement steps.
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