Earlier this month, Banner Health announced a data breach affecting 3.7 million individuals. In late June, Banner discovered that intruders may have gained unauthorized access to the computer systems that process payment card data at certain Banner Health food and beverage outlets. Two weeks later Banner discovered that the intruders may have also assessed patient and health insurance records. Now the company is facing several potential class action lawsuits over the incident.

On today’s Cyber Chat we talk with Michella Kras, one of the attorneys working on the Banner data breach case filed by Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro. We discuss the specific case, how data breach lawsuits can motivate organizations to improve security, and what companies can do to limit their potential liability.