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The latest figures for security breaches in the healthcare sector show all too clearly why hospitals, surgeries and other medical organisations need to take particular care with confidential data. In the figures for 2016 data security breaches recently released by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), healthcare was far and away the worst-performing sector, accounting for.
The loss of valuable company information can be damaging to a firm’s commercial fortunes as well as its reputation. We review some of the steps you can take to safeguard information artefacts that could help a competitor. Information can be a company’s most valuable asset. Customer records, intellectual property such as technical layouts, patents and.
Medical records are a prime target for information thieves. It’s therefore essential that organisations keep healthcare confidential data secure and dispose of it responsibly when no longer required. Medical records contain some of the most sensitive personal data to be found anywhere. As a result, they have high potential value for information thieves and are.
On May 25 2018, the new EU General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) come into force. The General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) will replace the Data Protection Act 1998 and could result in big changes for firms that gather and use personal data. Although the UK is set to leave the EU the government has confirmed.
Practically every organisation today holds confidential data on its customers. The Data Protection Act obliges firms to make sure such information is stored safely, kept confidential and not put to any unauthorised use. If confidential data does get lost or disclosed, the consequences can be embarrassment or reputational damage at best, serious legal liability at.