What you say during a cyber breach can — and will — be used against you

Early internal communications in cyber breach response, including Slack and email messages, are increasingly scrutinised in litigation and regulatory probes, with courts rejecting broad claims of attorney-client privilege. Security teams must carefully manage what they document during breach response to avoid creating damaging legal evidence.

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