Data Breach Response: The First Hour
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Explain what counts as a personal data breach. It’s more than hacking and notice the signs that a breach may have happened.
- Assign to
- All staff
- Duration
- 35 minutes
- Evidence
- 13-question quiz
- Your version
- Editable
What they will be able to do
- Explain what counts as a personal data breach. It’s more than hacking.
- Notice the signs that a breach may have happened.
- Report internally straight away, and understand the 72-hour clock.
- Take the right first steps without destroying evidence.
The course
- 01What counts?
- 02Spot it early
- 03Report it fast
- 04Contain it
The decision they practise
In “Ravi tells his manager”, a face-to-face conversation, learners practise what to say and do when the other person pushes back. The wrong options are things a well-meaning person might genuinely say, and the feedback explains why each one is tempting. Short animations show “How serious is it?” and “The 72-hour clock”.
How you know they finished
The 13-question quiz mixes multiple choice, matching and sequencing questions and returns to the opening story.
Roll it out with
Relevant legislation and guidance
The course draws on these. Which ones apply depends on the organisation and the role. Finishing the course is a training record.
- UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018
- Data (Use and Access) Act 2025
- Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018 (NIS)
How this course is built
Interactive activity
Learners practise the decision in the course, including what to say when someone pushes back.
Edit it in the builder
On Growth and above, adapt the scenarios and wording to your own workplace, policies and reporting procedures.
A record they finished
The 13-question quiz closes the course, so you can show who completed it.
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