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Tag: Data Protection

GDPR preparation: Can we still use online collaboration tools and file sharing” ?

May 24, 2018

By Fred Heritage

With the new regulation deadline just a few days away, our GDPR doctor Neil Larkins assures one business owner that the new rules will still allow their team to use online collaboration tools.

When a GDPR consent email isn’t compliant with the new rules

May 8, 2018

By Staff writer

Writing for Real Business, CEO and founder of personal data governance company PORT.im, Julian Saunders, discusses the mistakes SMEs are making in their GDPR opt-in emails.

GDPR preparation: What do I do in the event of a data breach?

April 26, 2018

By Fred Heritage

With new data regulations less than a month away from taking effect, our GDPR doctor Neil Larkins explains what happens if a firm is found guilty of a data breach.

Businesses failing to check third-party GDPR compliance risk large fines

April 26, 2018

By Letitia Booty

Shirking responsibility and failing to check whether outsourced data processors are GDPR compliant can mean costly fines for businesses. With less than a month to go, it’s time to get sorted.

Don’t let scaremongering get the better of you stay calm and get GDPR compliant

March 21, 2018

By Letitia Booty

GDPR will come into effect in fewer than 100 days, so now is the time for businesses everywhere to assess the way employee and customer data is processed and held. Direct mail provider, Pepper, explains the changes it has made to ensure compliance.

Getting your GDPR preparation up to speed with four months to go

February 16, 2018

By Zen Terrelonge

The overarching advice for GDPR preparation is to take it one step at a time, do your due diligence and crucially don’t panic.

100 days until GDPR: Are you ensuring customers are happy with data sharing?

February 14, 2018

By Zen Terrelonge

It’s Valentine’s Day, but for many business leaders the 14 February 2018 is a date of significance for an entirely different reason, for it marks 100 days until GDPR is enforced.

The writing is on the wall: Three inevitable challenges for businesses

January 11, 2018

By Staff writer

Plagued by cyber attacks and skills shortages in the midst of political turmoil, many bosses underestimated threats in 2017 and overestimated their own recovery capability. That’s why it’s time to gear up for some inevitable challenges this year.

Understanding the meaning of personal data ahead of GDPR

December 22, 2017

By Zen Terrelonge

This time on GDPR doctors, we have a new doctor of legal taking on an enquiry from a business leader who has raised some data concerns.

The advantages, pitfalls and practicalities of monitoring social media use

December 7, 2017

By Staff writer

The benefits of social media engagement for businesses are well-known, whether that be increasing brand awareness, learning about a target audience or facilitating intra-organisation communication. However, social media use naturally brings its dangers too.

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