Partner Richard Hsu, a CIPP/US/E, CIPT and CIPM Certified Privacy Professional, Global Head of the Intellectual Property Transactions Group and Co-Head of the Privacy & Data Protection practice, interviewed Michael Duff, Chief Information Security Officer at Stanford University. They look at how incidents of security breaches – including three real-life examples from Michael's experience at Stanford – are catalysts to accomplishing cybersecurity goals. By going through the steps used by the hackers, they discuss how organizations can protect themselves. They also discuss the three areas where investment is most effective in addressing cyberattacks: prevention, detection and resilience.

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