First aid for data breaches & leaks
I provide immediate assistance if sensitive data has been exposed
The nightmare has come true: sensitive data has been exposed from your website, online store, or web application?
In this critical situation, I provide professional "first aid", handling everything with the utmost discretion.
My experience in this area
I have built and run web systems for over twenty years, front to back: the pages, the applications behind them, the databases, and the servers, mail and DNS underneath.
I've done work for advertising agencies, media companies, Cologne's city portal and a Germany-wide rental chain, where real-world pressure and urgency were everyday occurrences.
At several of these places, I was the go-to person for GDPR questions and implementation.
A typical process
- I shut down affected systems to prevent further loss right away
- I identify and seal the leak closing the security hole wherever possible
- I document the incident systematically a clear record of what happened and what was done in response
- I prepare a clean handoff readying all technical data for a forensic IT security team if one is required