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Impact of security breach - Match-up

Match-up definitions and answers with key terms and examples. Press submit to check your answers.

Data loss
Damage to public image
Financial loss
Reduction in productivity
Downtime
Legal action
Identity theft
Stress
Loss of customers
Data being sold


Answers
A negative change in how an organisation is seen by customers and society after a security incident.
Court proceedings against an organisation for failing to protect data, leading to fines or being sued.
Stolen records that are traded with other criminals, giving them the details they need to commit crimes.
The emotional pressure felt by customers when their personal details are accessed, leaked or shared without permission.
A period when a system or service is completely unavailable, often while a breach is investigated and fixed.
A decrease in work completed, often because data must be recovered or systems are unusable.
Costs an organisation has to pay after a breach, such as fines, repairs and lower sales.
When a criminal uses someone else's personal information to commit fraud, such as taking out loans.
When clients stop buying from an organisation because they no longer trust it to keep their details safe.
The accidental or deliberate destruction or corruption of stored information, which may be permanent.
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