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CIPM · Question #216

An organization's privacy officer was just notified by the benefits manager that she accidentally sent out the retirement enrollment report of all employees to a wrong vendor. Which of the following…

The correct answer is C. Contact the recipient to delete the email. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

Question

An organization's privacy officer was just notified by the benefits manager that she accidentally sent out the retirement enrollment report of all employees to a wrong vendor. Which of the following actions should the privacy officer take first?

Options

  • APerform a risk of harm analysis.
  • BReport the incident to law enforcement.
  • CContact the recipient to delete the email.
  • DSend firm-wide email notification to employees.

How the community answered

(45 responses)
  • A
    2% (1)
  • B
    11% (5)
  • C
    80% (36)
  • D
    7% (3)

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