8 steps to recover quickly (and well) from a data breach

Start with the local police so the attack can be made official and a paper trail initiated. Contact the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center at www.fbi.gov/investigate/cyber.

Next is the Secret Service, which has an Electronic Crimes Task Force to report cyberattacks at www.secretservice.gov. Also contact the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team in the Department of Homeland Security at www.us-cert.gov. Lastly, file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission and if your clients have been compromised, have them visit the FTC’s identity theft sites—www.ftc.gov. and www.identitytheft.gov.

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