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Lessons Learned from a Breach. Eric van Wiltenburg University of Victoria @ e_vanwiltenburg. Let’s start with some exercise. Hey Eric, aren’t you embarrassed?. “Transparency is an asset.” Eric van Wiltenburg, January 31, 2012. OK, so what happened anyway?. +. +. =. 11845.
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Lessons Learned from a Breach Eric van Wiltenburg University of Victoria @e_vanwiltenburg
“Transparency is an asset.” Eric van Wiltenburg, January 31, 2012
employee names • employee numbers • Social Insurance Numbers • bank account • employee classification code • amount of last deposit
January 2012 January 2010
Lesson • Having good policies in place is very important, even if nobody reads them
University Secretary • Vice President Finance and Operations • Manager Privacy, Access and Policy • University Legal Counsel • Information Security Manager • Director, Communications • Associate Vice-President Human Resources • Associate Vice-President Faculty Relations • Assistant Director, Campus Security • Executive Director, Government Relations • Vice-President External Relations • Assistant Treasurer • Risk Analyst
FIPPA OIPC
Lesson • Effective external communication to {organization, staff, community} is important for {salvaging reputation, reassuring affected individuals, ensuring resolution}, even if the internal politics, communications and logistics cause friction.
250-472-4333 privacyinfo@uvic.ca
Regular bulletin updates • Information sent to current and former UVic employees, Jan. 9, 2012 • Letter from Vice-president Finance and Operations Gayle Gorrill, Jan. 10, 2012 • A message from President David Turpin, Jan. 11, 2012 • Jan. 12, 2012 update • Jan. 13, 2012 update • Jan. 19, 2012 update • Jan. 20, 2012 update - Launch of review • Jan. 23, 2012 update - Phishing attacks & fraud investigation • Jan. 25, 2012 update - Preliminary report to board • Jan. 27, 2012 update - Agreement reached on Credit Monitoring Service • Jan. 26, 2012 update - Saanich police release info • Feb. 3, 2012 update - Credit monitoring service available Monday • Feb. 6, 2012 update - Credit monitoring instructions
Lesson • Bad guys and gals know how to read the news
Lesson • Understand what “reasonable security arrangements” are