Data protection

Data breach

A plain-language guide to the terminology of cybersecurity.

Meaning

A security incident in which information is lost, changed, disclosed or accessed without authorisation.

In practice

A stolen staff account is used to access records containing customer information.

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Law · 2019Data Protection Act, 2019

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