Protecting your personal data while participating in an increasingly online community can be challenging. When the wrong people get a hold of personal information, it can lead to identity theft and other costly crimes which can haunt individuals for years. However, consistently applying a few commonsense privacy practices will help you to avoid unnecessary time, expense, and trouble.
Data is among the most valuable assets that need to be safeguarded at all costs. But in the digitally-driven business world, cybercrimes are prevalent, making data protection and data privacy a main focal point. The increasing use of technology and the growing exposure to evolving cyber threats have dramatically changed the data security and privacy landscape. For these reasons, international regulatory bodies around the world have created stringent data privacy laws for businesses to meet.
Protecting your clients' data should be at the top of the list of concerns for CEOs. Many business owners believe they are too small to be at risk of cyberattack. You take basic precautions to detect and protect but don’t believe you’re really a target.
The processing of data is a long-standing debate among governments, businesses, and tech giants alike. Major corporations are identifying data privacy violations and sharing how personal data should be handled and shared ethically. Government entities have framed their own laws on data protection and privacy to protect the personal data of their residents.
The Data Protection Act is an important part of the cyber domain and legislation for anyone working in health and social care. It governs how to protect the information in health and social care. This blog post will explore the implications of the act on healthcare professionals, patients and other individuals who may have dealings with you as an organisation or individual providing care to others and the importance of protecting sensitive data in health and social care.
SSL/TLS certificates make the internet a safer place, but many companies are unaware that their certificates can become a looking glass into the organisation – potentially leaking confidential information and creating new entry points for attackers.
‘Privacy by design’, or as it’s now known, ‘data protection by design and default’, refers to Article 25 of the UK GDPR. This principle makes it a legal obligation for controllers to implement organisational controls which ensure data protection issues are addressed at the design stage of any project. But what does the regulation mean when it refers to organisational controls?
