Have they obtained personal data about you and are they spreading it online? You may be in shock, not know how to react, or not appreciate the risk this could pose. We therefore propose a response protocol for the leaking and online dissemination of personal data, so that you can protect your digital identity.

Video tutorial: Digital identity protection measures for breach victims

It is important to assess the risk of your private data being on the Internet, accessible to anyone—and by anyone we mean someone who has something against you, someone who comes across it by chance, or someone who may even dare to attack you or those close to you (digitally or physically).

With this reflection and this proposed set of actions, we aim to highlight the need to implement reactive protection measures for the digital identity and physical identity of individuals who have been, or are currently, affected by a leak of private data.

We propose a reactive response focused on prevention (early warning), risk assessment and determining the action to take (content removal), as well as creating a new digital identity that is dissociated from the previous one and from the real one.

We would like to reiterate the importance of keeping under control the information that is made known, both actively and passively, about oneself, one’s environment (personal, professional) and the institution one works for.

PREVENT ( Early warnings )

DETECT ( Risk assessment )

RESOLVE ( Determining the course of action )

The digital identity of an individual and an institution is not only the result of what they communicate about themselves voluntarily (active communication); on the Internet, third parties may communicate or host private or confidential information that compromises the employee or their institution (passive communication).

This infographic aims to summarise the reactive protocol for DIGITAL IDENTITY PROTECTION / EXFILTRATION PROTOCOL that we developed for our clients.

We encourage you to take part in our new training activities, whether you are a member of a state security force or an anonymous citizen, a self-employed professional, or an employee of an institution.