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April 19, 2019

‘We need bigger cyber security budgets’, organisations say in new survey

Organisations need to invest more money into cyber security defences if they are to fight back against the growing threat of data breaches, an Ernst & Young survey has found.  According to the professional services firm’s Global Information Security Survey 2018–19, 87% of respondents said they don’t have the budget to deal with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: cyber prevention, cyber report, cyber reports, Cyber Security, cyber security trends, eu general data protection, gdpr requirements, general data protection regulation, security, Staff Awareness, staff awareness programme
May 31, 2018

What am I supposed to do with all these privacy policy emails?

Society doesn’t tend to agree on much, but late last week hundreds of millions of people were united by the question: “What’s with all these emails about updated privacy policies?” The flurry of messages led to many jokes and memes, but lost among the humour was the reason for this torrent of emails. It wasn’t just an amazing coincidence that every organisation you’ve ever visited updated its … [Read more...]

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May 24, 2018

The GDPR is imminent – Are you ready?

The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance deadline is just one day away, so now is the ideal time to review your compliance steps and look at what else you need to do. Key GDPR compliance checks Responding to subject access requests (SARs) Under the GDPR you need to respond to a SAR within one month. Organisations need to have procedures in place that allow them to handle SARs in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Comply with the GDPR, data protection principles GDPR, EU GDPR, fines GDPR, GDPR, GDPR Breach, gdpr compliance, GDPR consent, gdpr course, gdpr foundation, gdpr requirements, GDPR resources, GDPR rights, GDPR support, GDPR templates, GDPR training, gdpr training courses, Ireland, Uncategorised
May 9, 2018

The GDPR is imminent – don’t forget to register your DPO

Under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), certain organisations will be required to appoint a data protection officer (DPO). Organisations are required to register their DPO’s details with their national supervisory authority. In Ireland this is the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner, which should have an online form available shortly to facilitate the DPO notification … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Comply with the GDPR, Data Protection, Data Protection Officer, DPO, EU GDPR, fines GDPR, GDPR, gdpr compliance, gdpr course, gdpr foundation, gdpr practitioner, gdpr requirements, Ireland
April 13, 2018

How the GDPR affects loyalty programmes

Loyalty programmes and reward cards are one of the main ways retailers get people’s personal data. They have become a hallmark of the shopping experience, with customers gladly telling organisations their name, address and other information in exchange for occasional perks. However, things are about to get a lot more complicated. The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GPDR), which comes into … [Read more...]

Filed Under: AVG, Comply with the GDPR, consumer rights, Data Protection, data subject, e-Learning, EU GDPR, eu general data protection, eu general data protection regulation, GDPR, gdpr compliance, GDPR consent, gdpr course, GDPR e-learning, gdpr foundation, gdpr practitioner, gdpr requirements, GDPR training, gdpr training courses, general data protection regulation, In-House training, individual's rights, loyalty programmes, personal data