The McDonalds Data Breach: What Went Right?

In the race to balance productivity and social distancing for companies during the pandemic, a recent survey from Ernst found that “78% of respondents believe COVID-19 prompted their organizations to make unnecessary short-term investments in technology, leaving the companies at risk of data being stored on a wide range of devices.” 

The breakout of post-pandemic disposal of these devices was eye-opening:

• 28% said they’d be erased and resold
• 27% said they’d be erased and reused internally
• 16% said they’d be stored in the office until needed
•  12% said they’d be erased and recycled
•  9% said they’d be sent to an ITAD provider
•  4% said they’d they remain in use/replace older equipment
•  3% said they’d be erased and donated
•  1% said they’d undergo physical destruction without prior data erasure.

It’s alarming to see that only 9% would be sent to an ITAD provider. While McDonalds continues to battle the latest data breach, they made the right moves.

• They invested heavily in data security
• Payment information wasn’t accessed by the hack
• Speed – they found these breaches and dealt with them swiftly.

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