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...]
April 23, 2018
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Irish government proposes cyber safety education in schools
An Oireachtas committee released a report calling for primary and post-primary schools in Ireland to introduce cyber safety to their curriculums. It adds that schools should: Appoint digital safety ambassadors, who would help students who have concerns about their cyber safety and security; Encourage and accommodate peer-to-peer workshops on cyber safety; and Have children host education and … [Read more...]
April 17, 2018
Pseudonymisation is the GDPR’s “escape hatch”
If you’ve been reading about the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you probably know that massive changes to the way organisations collect personal data will soon be made. The days of stashing away as much data as possible and using it as and when the need arises are gone, as the Regulation mandates that information can only be collected if it meets certain lawful bases. But this … [Read more...]
April 13, 2018
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The challenges facing companies in the lead up to GDPR – A consultant’s perspective
Sharon O’Reilly, GRC/GDPR consultant at IT Governance Europe, was interviewed by The Sunday Business Post before her appearance today at the GDPR Summit. She discussed the challenges facing organisations in the lead up to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). According to Sharon, these challenges include: Finding/sourcing the right people to drive compliance programmes; Determining … [Read more...]
April 9, 2018
Possible breach at INM threatening ‘the very core’ of investigative journalism
The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) has claimed that data relating to former and current staff at Independent News & Media (INM), including four journalists and former directors, has been breached. The Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE) was concerned that data was removed from the organisation’s premises in October 2014, and subsequently taken out of the … [Read more...]
March 30, 2018
The GDPR: It’s not too late to achieve compliance
If you’ve recently found out that you need to comply with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and all you’ve been hearing about it since are the monumental fines that non-compliance will bring, you might be panicking. But it’s not too late. For one, the rumours of supervisory authorities’ desire to discipline organisations has been greatly exaggerated. It’s also not as if you can’t … [Read more...]
March 26, 2018
6 reasons why software is becoming more vulnerable to cyber attacks
“Is today’s software more vulnerable?” asks the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA). This question was posed shortly after researchers uncovered potentially industry-wide vulnerabilities in 4G LTE protocol, an incident that is far from exceptional. The National Vulnerability Database and the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures database both recorded more than 6,000 … [Read more...]
