PRIVACY: Be prepared for breaches or else, warns Telus chief data officer

TORONTO – 'Be prepared' is an old Boy Scout motto. But Telus' vice-president and chief data officer told a privacy conference Wednesday that being prepared can also make the difference between a data breach being big headlines for days or dealt with quickly and quietly."It really very often can be how you respond that makes the difference between a major incident that you manage and get through and live to survive," Pamela Snively told the Toronto conference.Before taking her present post at Telus, Snively was a consultant who advised companies on how to respond after a breach. "Often," she recalled,...