Sullivan’s conviction for mishandling a 2016 data breach is renewing long-held fears among chief information security officers that they could be 'sacrificial lambs' when cyberattacks occur.
, which affected 50 million riders' and drivers’ personal information.
After discovering the breach, Uber paid the hackers $100,000 to not release the data and to keep quiet about the attack. Sullivan and his team steered this payout through the company’s bug bounty program, where ethical hackers report security flaws and receive rewards. The hack wasn't publicly disclosed until 2017, shortly after Dara Khosrowshahi stepped into the CEO role.While Sullivan’s case paints a clear example of executive negligence, it is believed to be the first time a CISO has been convicted for a company breach in the U.S.They may be offered up as “sacrificial lambs,” but Sullivan’s conviction is reminding them that jail time is also on the table, said Padraic O’Reilly, chief product officer and co-founder at CyberSaint Security.
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