Data Protection

How quickly could you recover your data?

Do you know how long it would take your organisation to recover should you experience a data breach?

Data breaches are affecting organisations big and small and familiarising yourself so that your data is not left vulnerable is a great first step in securing your organisations systems. Whether data is stolen for malicious intent or an organisation inadvertently leaves data unprotected and exposed, you are responsible and could face huge fines and reputational damage if your data is compromised.

We have put together this simple infographic around data loss and recovery to help you to understand the impact it could have, should you not have a data protection plan in place.

Data Recovery Infographic

Data Recovery Infographic
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How to Reduce the Risk of a Personal Data Breach

Strengthen your passwords

Weak passwords will leave you vulnerable to an attack. Help keep your accounts secure with a mixture of letters, numbers and symbols and never use the same password on multiple accounts.

Password managers are useful when it comes to keeping passwords in one place and enabling two-factor authentication (2FA) is always recommended.

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Only grant access when necessary

Only ever grant access to accounts and systems to those people who need it.

Restrict copying, pasting, editing and viewing rights on documents where necessary and remember to always remove and change logins to accounts after an employee has left.

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Remove all paperwork on desks

Enforcing a clear desk policy within your office is recommended to ensure personal data is not accidentally exposed to other employees or visitors.
From folders and files and sticky notes, they should all be removed from your desk.

It is also essential if you are thinking about getting ISO27001 certified.

A Simple Guide to GDPR Compliance

A good place to start when you are thinking about data protection is reviewing how, and where your data is stored as well as understanding who has access.

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Review

Look at where your data is stored, every department will hold some form of personal data.

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Educate

Your teams must understand the GDPR and know where their responsibility lies. Their contracts need updating too.

Analyse

Are the systems you are using to store data secure and do you have a record of their privacy policies?

Don’t be scared

If your data is no longer needed do not be scared to delete, get rid of any data you no longer need.

Knowledge

You must know where all of your data is stored, databases, CRM’s, filing cabinets, company drives

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Understand

How was your data collected and did you get permission to hold the data? Honesty is the best policy

The GDPR explained in simple terms.
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Evidence

Document everything with regards to your journey towards GDPR compliance. Honesty is the best policy.

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Transparent

Your Privacy/Cookie Policy will need to be reviewed and updated, what do you do with your data?

Data Protection Webinars

Watch our webinars on-demand, where we talk about the rules and laws your organisation should be following, we give you an introduction to IS022001, visitor management systems are discussed, as well as the increasing cyber threats that could put your data at risk.

Data Protection, the laws and principles that your organisations must be following

Data Protection, the laws and principles that your organisations must be following?

Information Security and Data Protection – an introduction to ISO27001

Information Security and Data Protection – an introduction to ISO27001

Do you know where your data sits, who has access and how secure it is?

Do you know where your data sits, who has access and how secure it is?

Visitor Management System Keep Track of Your Team and Follow Government Guidance

Visitor Management System Keep Track of Your Team and Follow Government Guidance

The Evolution of Cyber Security and Protecting Your Data

The Evolution of Cyber Security and Protecting Your Data

The Evolution of Cyber Security and Protecting Your Data

Data Protection and Security – Where are we now?

Our Top Tips

It’s important to educate your teams on a regular basis to help protect your organisation’s data. Simple things like having a strong password, knowing how to spot a phishing email and how to stay safe on social media are all great ways to help minimise the risks of a cyber attack and a data breach.

60 Sec Tech

60 second videos by our very own team, designed to help educate you and your teams.

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