Category Henley Business School

May 20, 2017,  EU General Data Protection Regulation, Henley Business School, News  One comment

With data security of all organisations under significant threat from external actors, all organisations need to review the security of processing personal data as a matter of urgency. And such reviews must include the use of Bring Your Own Devices (BYOD) as well as the Internet of Things (IoT) used in the workplace.

An employee and independent contractor engaged by the Data Controller, Joint Data Controller(s), Data Processor and sub-Data Processor(s) may well be using their own personal mobile devices, such as a smartphone or tablet, to process personal data of customers, clients, supporters and employees.

The practice of Bring Your Own Devices (BYOD) is endemic across all ...

April 13, 2017,  EU General Data Protection Regulation, Henley Business School, Legal update, News  No comments

Are you an organisation that’s been on the hunt for a suitably qualified and trained Data Protection Officer (DPO) but have found it impossible to find one? You’re not alone.

There’s a shortage, not just in the UK, but across the European Union, with 12 months to go before the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is fully enforceable across all 28 Member States. The role of the DPO is at the heart of the new legal framework for data protection and privacy and facilitating compliance with the provisions of the GDPR. It’s also mandatory to appoint a DPO under Art.37(1), GDPR in three specific circumstances:

1. Where the personal data processing is carried out by a...

November 20, 2016,  EU General Data Protection Regulation, Events, Henley Business School, Legal update, News  No comments

Last week I had the honour of speaking at the IAPP Europe Data Protection Congress 2016 in Brussels that was the biggest gathering of data protection professionals to date on mainland Europe with over 1100 delegates drawn from across Europe, US and the Far East.

My short talk was about sizing the risk and the GDPR accelerator ‘DPIA Lite’ that was devised by our team led by Martin Hickley, Associate, Henley Business School and Director of Data Protection, GO DPO®.

A significant aspect of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is demonstrating and verifying compliance – making it evident to the Supervisory Authority that the organisation is meeting its obligation...

September 30, 2016,  EU General Data Protection Regulation, Events, Henley Business School, News, Thought Leadership  No comments

If you’d like to watch the debate from the FT Cyber Security Summit Europe that took place on 21 September 2016, click here

September 14, 2016,  data protection, DPO Programme, EU General Data Protection Regulation, European Commission, European Parliament, Events, Henley Business School, News, Thought Leadership  No comments

Debate: “The European Union’s new data protection rules will impose unnecessary burdens on businesses – Yes or No?”

Business leaders are worried that the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), scheduled to come into effect in early 2018, will seriously harm their commercial interests. It will force them to improve the privacy rights of EU citizens and report data breaches within three days, rules that will be difficult and costly to comply with. Penalties for non-compliance could be as high as 4% of global turnover. However, British businesses could be spared the hassle if Brexit means the UK does not implement the Regulation.

In what promises ...

February 3, 2016,  DPO Programme, EU General Data Protection Regulation, Events, Henley Business School, News  No comments

I’ve just returned this evening from delivering my ‘Game Changer’ presentation to around 50 delegates from across a wide range of public and private sectors attending the Learning Technologies Event at Olympia, London which runs through tomorrow and is free to attend.