All GDPR articles – Page 13

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    GDPR: What can you prove?

    2017-11-23T12:30:00Z

    Within the immense framework that is GDPR, there is one clause that invokes a topic in the security community that is particularly interesting, though not very much fun: audit logging. When you read Article 30 that covers “Records of Processing” you see that data processors and controllers need to be able to show how and when data was processed and be able to prove it. Typically this comes in the form of some type of application or security log that provides an audit trail of the actions taken against data from the time of its creation to its erasure.

  • The human brain
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    Dealing with subject access requests under GDPR

    2017-11-15T17:09:00Z

    Under the new General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), which will come into force on 25 May 2018, individuals will benefit from heightened rights in terms of their ability to request and access personal data from any entities holding such data about them.

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    How to manage a GDPR project

    2017-08-07T17:55:00Z

    Compliance with the GDPR is likely to be a key project for many companies, especially the far reaching nature of the requirements under the GDPR and potential fines for non-compliance of up to 4% of annual worldwide turnover.

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    The five essentials of data access control

    2017-08-03T18:14:00Z

    Organisations now have under a year to prepare for the introduction of the general data protection regulations. One action that needs to be prioritised is establishing clear and secure user access to any data that the organisation holds.

  • GDPR Compliance Responsibilities
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    GDPR compliance: Where does the responsibility lie?

    2017-08-02T15:30:00Z

    The natural assumption ahead of GDPR implementation is that businesses and service providers have, or are, taking steps to ensure that their systems and processes are compliant.

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    GDPR: What landlords and letting agents need to know

    2017-07-05T12:28:00Z

    Data protection is about to change dramatically with the introduction of the GDPR, and the housing sector needs to be aware of the implications.

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    GDPR and storage limitation: time to update your data retention policy?

    2017-06-22T13:04:00Z

    The gist of the storage limitation principle under the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) (Art 5(1)(e)) isn’t materially different to the existing principle under the Data Protection Directive. In a nutshell, personal data should not be retained longer than necessary, in relation to the purpose for which such data is processed.

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    Guidelines and consequences for non-compliance

    2017-06-16T16:44:00Z

    Even though enforcement doesn’t begin until May 2018, there are some key questions every organisation should be asking itself as the enforcement day approaches.

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    Five ways technology accelerates GDPR compliance

    2017-06-14T10:17:00Z

    You may already be familiar with the GDPR. Indeed, you may be working right now on a compliance strategy to target the Regulation. Or maybe there’s still a lot of work to be done: research last year indicated that just 46 percent of organisations are highly confident that they’ll be ready by the implementation date and 88 percent report technological challenges.