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Customer data breach barriers

This data-breach bowtie makes the boundary between prevention and response explicit. It treats customer data as the hazard and unauthorised access as the top event. Credential theft and application weaknesses are separate threats because they need different controls. Detection, revocation and response sit on the consequence side because they limit harm after access has occurred. A security team can use the diagram to discuss whether every control has an owner, monitoring and a realistic response procedure. Replace the generic controls with the systems and requirements used by the organisation. This is a qualitative risk map, not a security assessment, compliance determination or incident-response runbook.

Tipo Diagrama de corbatínNorma CCPS / Energy Institute 2018Motor schematex-bowtieActualizado 24/9/2026
Customer data breach barriers
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“A customer-data-breach bowtie: the hazard is customer data in production systems and the top event is unauthorised access. Show phished credentials, application vulnerabilities and over-privileged accounts as threats, with MFA, training, patching, a firewall, access reviews and session controls as barriers. Show data disclosure, customer impact and service disruption with detection, revocation, incident response, notification, recovery and continuity barriers.”

Entonces pruebaAdd a third-party vendor threatAdd encryption as a recovery barrier
Qué hay en este dibujo

Lee las decisiones que hay detrás.

01Hazard

Identify the protected data asset.

02Top event

Focus on unauthorised access.

03Prevention

Separate identity and application controls.

04Recovery

Include detection and response actions.

Use to structure a cybersecurity risk discussion, then map controls to the organisation's security programme.

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Why is unauthorised access the top event?

It is the loss of control that can occur before data is disclosed or other impacts follow.

Where do monitoring controls go?

Detection controls usually reduce consequences after access and belong on the right side.

Can supplier risk be included?

Yes. A supplier compromise can be added as a threat with contractual and technical barriers.