Data Protection Archive
Among the many rights the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) gives data subjects is the right to access their personal data, along with certain information relating to how it is processed. If your organisation processes personal data, do you understand …
As well as applying to all organisations in the EU that process personal data, the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) applies to non-EU organisations that offer goods and services to, or monitor the behaviour of, EU residents. However, numerous organisations …
The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been in effect for almost four weeks now – are you compliant, still working towards compliance or unsure of where to start? Compliance is not optional, and will be or already was …
Dixons Carphone has admitted to a major data breach involving 5.9 million payment cards and 1.2 million personal data records. The incident began in July 2017, when attackers attempted to compromise payment cards in Curry’s PC World and Dixons Travel’s …
In a recent Business Post article, IT Governance founder Alan Calder explained the importance of gaining practical knowledge when learning about topics such as ISO 27001 and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Alan said: “When we are developing a …
For the past year or so, cyber security experts have been asking, with increasing concern, whether you’ve complied with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) yet. Hopefully you have, but it’s important to remember that compliance isn’t a fixed …
Since the enforcement of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on 25 May 2018, Ireland’s data watchdog has dealt with 1,300 GDPR queries, and 60 data breaches have been logged by organisations. The watchdog began receiving the first complaints when …
The majority of privacy policy emails sent by organisations in preparation for the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) were unnecessary, and some were even illegal, a number of data protection experts have said. The problem is with organisations’ interpretation …
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 …
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 …
