This highlights the need to take warnings seriously and to act in accordance with established data breach procedures.  And I believe every organization should have data breach policies and procedures in place even if no breach has occurred on their system in the past.

BOSTON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Target says it declined to act on early alert of cyber breach
Target Corp<http://www.dailypress.com/topic/economy-business-finance/consumer-goods-industries/target-brands-inc.-ORCRP014887.topic>'s security software detected potentially malicious activity during last year's massive data breach, but its staff decided not to take immediate action, the No. 3. U.S. retailer said on Thursday.

http://www.dailypress.com/business/sns-rt-us-target-breach-20140313,0,7699969.story


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