We Should Talk About This: Data Security as an Issue for Communication Research

Presented at BSidesDC 2016, Oct. 23, 2016, 9 a.m. (50 minutes).

Data security is a very hot topic but, as is frequently the case, getting clear and accurate information about a hot topic can be hard. We have seen time and again, organizations totally fail to communicate effectively about data security crises. This talk will present some theories of risk and crisis communication and how they interact with data security issues, and how scholarship has explored data security and privacy concerns.

Presenters:

• Claire Tills - Doctoral Fellow at University of Maryland
  Claire is a doctoral fellow at the University of Maryland studying Public Relations with a focus on data security issues. Before starting graduate school, she worked in technology PR with W2 Communications. She has had work presented at the International Communication Association Annual Conference and the National Communication Association Conference. Her current research focuses on examining communication during data breach crises in order to explore applicability of existing crisis communication theories.

Links:

• https://bsidesdc2016.busyconf.com/schedule#activity_576e95cf880c6e9da5000166
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QndQNfVW-ZI

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