Information Security and Breach Definitions and Obligations

This chapter supports you to achieve your first milestone (Understand Information Security and Breach Obligations) of Phase A (Obligations and Requirements Comprehension). It describes several critical information security and breach-related terms, what are security incidents and data breaches, the security obligations of ISO 27001 (the International Information Security Standard) and of major privacy regulations, and the data breach notification obligations of companies according to privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR).