Just because everyone else is on holiday, doesn’t mean cyber attackers are. Protect yourself from the financial penalties and losses associated with data breaches with our fixed-price, tailored services. What’s more, when reporting the breach you’ll need to explain how it could have been avoided – a sticky situation you won’t relish. You can’t prevent a cyber attack from the beach, so get ready … [Read more...]
Niall McCreanor August 24, 2018
Get #BreachReady before you get burnt!
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Niall McCreanor June 7, 2018
Top tips for writing a GDPR-compliant privacy policy
After this past week, in which your inboxes were no doubt overloaded with emails about updated privacy policies, you might want a long break from those two words. But if your organisation didn’t contribute to the plethora of privacy policy epistles, you’re going to be stuck thinking about them a little longer. Organisations are required to update their privacy policy and share it with data … [Read more...]
Conor Donnelly June 5, 2018
The GDPR is here – Save 15% on our certified training courses
After months of anticipation, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is finally here. If you are still not fully compliant, don’t worry – it’s not too late. IT Governance Europe is committed to helping organisations across Europe with their GDPR compliance projects. We offer expert advice on the Regulation and our range of products and services provides everything your company needs to … [Read more...]
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Julia Van Grieken 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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Luke Irwin May 25, 2018
The GDPR has arrived: What happens now?
So, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is here and the sky hasn’t fallen. Some have reacted with an eye roll and a muttered “what did you think was going to happen?” Others will think it’s Y2K all over again: a big build up for nothing. Of course, the world post-25 May 2018 looks very much the same as it did before, but it’s much too early to pass judgement. The effects of the GDPR … [Read more...]
Conor Donnelly 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...]
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Sophie Meunier April 27, 2018
The GDPR: Understanding the 6 data protection principles
The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) outlines six data protection principles that organisations need to follow when collecting, processing and storing individuals’ personal data. The data controller is responsible for meeting the principles and must be able to demonstrate the organisation’s compliance practices. We’ve listed the six principles here with advice on how you can follow … [Read more...]
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Sophie Meunier April 23, 2018
How will the GDPR affect sole traders?
Almost all organisations are affected by the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), from sole traders to multinationals. But even though the GDPR intends to unify data protection rules across the EU, everyone will face different problems. We’ve covered many of the issues you’re likely to come across, but this blog focuses on how the GDPR affects sole traders. Appoint a data protection … [Read more...]
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Niall McCreanor April 20, 2018
Big data organisations have given us a “crisis of confidence”
People are being manipulated by organisations that collect vast amounts of personal data, according to a report by the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS). Giovanni Butarelli, who heads the independent institution, acknowledged the benefits of being able to store and analyse huge volumes of data, but warned that current data collection practices have led to a “crisis of confidence”, with … [Read more...]
Niall McCreanor April 19, 2018
How the GDPR will affect spam
Lawmakers and journalists have made bold claims about the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) over the past few years. ‘It will mitigate the threat of cyber attacks’. ‘It will give individuals more control over their personal data’. ‘It will lead to strict punishment for poor data protection practices’. These are all true, or at least there’s ample evidence to suggest as much. But some … [Read more...]
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