The basics of GDPR: What does it mean for my business?
Kicking off the first in our GDPR doctors series, we’ve broken down the basics of GDPR to help provide business owners with a solid foundation on where to get started.
Tag: Data Protection
Meet the GDPR doctors: Here to ensure GDPR isn’t a messy operation
There is so much GDPR noise out there, it wouldn?t come as a surprise if you?d tried to avoid it. But we ve got a better option check out our new GDPR doctors feature series.
MiFID II to change how London’s financial services businesses record conversations
By Staff writer
It’s common for companies, particularly those in London’s financial services, to record business calls. But is it all completely legal” MiFID II is coming.
Transparency and consent: Why data protection legislation is getting stricter
By Staff writer
Whilst the GDPR will introduce significant changes to data protection legislation completely overhauling the current legal framework many bosses still haven?t given thought as to whether current processes comply with the new law.
What SMEs can learn from black ops tactics about secrecy and data security
By Staff writer
Warning. Restricted area. Deadly force authorised:”This is the black ops sign that greets visitors to Area 51 the top-secret US military base deep in the Nevada desert made famous by the TV series The X-Files.
GDPR necessary evil or best thing to happen to brand-customer relationship?
By Staff writer
Prior to the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), the EU Data Protection Directive made headlines in 1995 as the first official set of rules governing consumer privacy. But since then, we have become more connected than ever before.
Information commissioner fines TalkTalk £400,000 over customer data practices
By Staff writer
This month, the information commissioner” s office (ICO) fines TalkTalk for failing to adequately protect its customers’ personal data. The record-breaking £400,000 penalty followed a cyberattack of which the telecoms provider was the victim, however the incident brought to light serious failings in its data practices.
Is your business ready for the imminent arrival of GDPR?
The need for data protection and privacy to be a strategic pillar within every firm will be greater than ever with the arrival of GDPR – the General Data Protection Regulation – which will step up data security requirements. But GDPR does not have to be a threat for those that ask the right questions and make the right decisions.
Staying on the right side of the EU data protection reforms
The forthcoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will mean that all businesses operating within the UK & EU, whatever the size, will soon have to adhere to much tighter rules about data protection.
Keep on running: Protect your data and stay in business
Most small firms don’t have a business continuity plan – if this applies to you, you should look at building one around a simple but powerful managed cloud data backup system.