The unique crisis we are battling has forced organizations globally to reassess their data protection strategies. We have seen supply chains disrupted, employees working from home in unprecedented numbers and analog systems forced online. The combination of these factors makes keeping track of sensitive data challenging.
If that wasn’t enough, we’re also weathering a storm of cyber-attacks, online fraud and phishing scams, from criminals enticed by the public’s increased online presence and shift to remote working. It’s clear that data management strategies have to evolve and quickly.
Maintaining data security has historically been an issue for the IT department, tasked with enforcing a data management policy and being responsible for communicating it across the business.
Just think, is every employee within your organization aware of the GDPR requirements and your data privacy policy? Even if the answer is yes, zero-day exploits, insider threats, and targeted phishing attacks can still happen, even if best practice is followed. So, how effectively are data management policies currently being communicated and enforced? Who is ultimately responsible for data…