When did Dallas County have a data breach? In December 2015, it came to light that Dallas County had left personally identifiable information from 10s of 1000s accessible online for more than a decade.
How much does an average data breech cost to remediate? $80 per record. If it exposed 50,000 records that is a $4 million remediation minimum.
How does the remediation cost cover for Dallas County?
- information technology experts to investigate, repair, and secure data (Procurement Opportunity)
- expenses to provide legally required notifications to the citizens (Procurement Opportunity)
- costs to offer identity theft monitoring services (Procurement Opportunity)
- attorney fees (Procurement Opportunity)
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