Data Breach
A data breach is an incident where unauthorized parties gain access to sensitive, protected, or confidential information.
What Is Data Breach
A data breach is an incident where unauthorized parties gain access to sensitive, protected, or confidential information. In incident management, it represents a security incident requiring immediate response to contain the breach, assess the damage, and prevent further unauthorized access.
Example Of Data Breach
A company discovers unusual database query patterns at 2 AM. Investigation reveals an attacker exploited a vulnerability to access customer records. The incident team immediately isolates affected systems, blocks the attack vector, and begins assessing which data was compromised.