EU GDPR
5 steps to create a data flow map
As part of your GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) compliance project, you must be able to understand what personal data you process. Specifically, Article 30 states that you must “maintain a record ...
Social Networking Privacy Concerns Impacting Businesses and Consumers
As businesses and their customers turn more to social media networks for the sharing of information, both are becoming increasingly aware of the price of privacy. In other words, simply participating in ...
70% of organisations admit non-compliance with the GDPR: balancing data privacy and data security
The concepts of data privacy and data security might sound similar, but each involves a totally different set of processes and skills for comprehensive data governance. Data privacy relates to the protection ...
How to identify sensitive personal data
You won’t get far with your GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) compliance activities if you don’t know what’s considered personal data. But it’s not as simple as identifying whether the information you’re ...
What GDPR and Cybersecurity Challenges do Law Firms Face?
Law firms are likely to have a higher information risk profile compared to organisations in many other sectors – and this needs to be managed accordingly. The question is – how? ...
Data protection – more than just data security
Data protection is a major concern for organisations large and small. Recent announcements by the UK data protection authority, the ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office), of significant penalties for British Airways (more than ...
A third-party supplier has breached the GDPR – am I liable?
Third-party suppliers are a common concern for organisations getting their GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) compliance in order. When the Regulation was first introduced, the issue of third-party suppliers and their relation ...
3 things finance professionals need to know about the GDPR
Are you part of an in-house finance team? Or do you work for a finance provider – an accountancy firm, perhaps, or a financial advisory company? Like professionals in any other sector, ...
Why does GDPR Matter in the Tech and Media Industry?
Robust have never been so high-profile. The introduction of the EU GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) in May 2018 put personal data protection firmly in the public consciousness. Cybercrime continues to grab ...
Vigilant Software’s most wanted: Data Breach Bulletin (May 2019)
According to the ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office), more than 14,000 data breaches were logged in the first year since the introduction of the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), which is almost four ...
