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Lack of organisational communication about cyber attacks
Communicating Cyber Incidents
The general tendency in companies is to not communicate about cyber attacks that they have endured. However, respondents unanimously mention that it would be better if everyone was open about cyber attacks. Then why are cyber attacks being kept secret? One first mere cause is that companies sometimes do not even know that they are hacked. And if they do know, a feeling of embarassment often prevails: a feeling of not having protected the organisation well enough. In line with this sense of shame, organisations fear reputational damage, possibly resulting in their customers switching to a competitor. The fear of reputational damage could also explain why some communicate cyber incidents internally and with the management team, but not externally. As one of the respondents stated: ‘media attention in OT is often negative attention’. The persistent silence about cyber attacks counteracts the learning process. Severe cyber incidents must be connected with business continuity management and crisis management.