More from Governance, Risk and Compliance – Page 101
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FeatureDealing with subject access requests under GDPR
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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FeatureData masking: Anonymisation or pseudonymisation?
Among the arsenal of IT security techniques available, pseudonymisation or anonymisation is highly recommended by the GDPR regulation. Such techniques reduce risk and assist “data processors” in fulfilling their data compliance regulations.
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FeatureElizabeth Denham’s Full Speech on Cyber Security and Data Protection
Elizabeth Denham, UK Information Commissioner, ICO talked about how cyber security and data protection are inextricably linked in her speech at the CBI Cyber Security Conference on 13 September 2017.
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Feature8 tips to securely dispose of your end of life data assets
In preparation of GDPR, it is vital that your business has a process in place to securely and responsibly dispose of end of life data assets.
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FeatureHow to manage a GDPR project
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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FeatureThe five essentials of data access control
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.
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FeatureGDPR compliance: Where does the responsibility lie?
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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FeatureGDPR: What landlords and letting agents need to know
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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FeatureGDPR and storage limitation: time to update your data retention policy?
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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FeatureGuidelines and consequences for non-compliance
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.



