March 14, 2023

Protecting Personal Data: Data Privacy must be accompanied by sound Data Gover

With the increasing amount of personal data being collected and processed by organizations, data privacy has become a critical concern for both individuals and organizations.

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With the increasing amount of personal data being collected and processed by organizations, data privacy has become a critical concern for both individuals and organizations. As a result, data privacy and data governance have become increasingly important in ensuring proper balance of protection of personal data with the need for access to the data to perform the necessary business functions.

Data Privacy refers to the protection of personal data from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, or destruction. It is the responsibility of organizations to implement policies, procedures, and technical measures to protect personal data and ensure that it is only used for the purposes for which it was collected.

Data Governance, on the other hand, is the set of processes, policies, and responsibilities that ensure the effective and efficient management of an organization's data assets. This includes the definition of data policies and standards, the management of data quality, and the protection of sensitive data.

When combined, data privacy and data governance provide a comprehensive approach to the protection of personal data. By implementing a robust data governance framework, organizations can ensure that their data privacy policies are being effectively enforced, and that the personal data they collect is being used in a responsible and ethical manner by people with legitimate and approved access needs.

To effectively implement data privacy and data governance, organizations must take several steps, including:

1. Assessing their data privacy needs: Organizations should assess their data privacy needs by scanning, profiling, discovering, and classifying their data to determine what personal data is collected, how it is used, who uses it, and for what purposes, and what risks are associated with the sensitive data

2. Take action to address data risk: Once the organization has properly assessed the risk associated with the sensitive data, data remediation activities must be performed to reduce or remove data risks. Some quick and simple remediation actions may include the following:

  • RoT (Redundant-Outdated-Trivial) data, perhaps data that is more than 10 years old…
  • Recycle$BIN sensitive data
  • Data associated with former employees’ email accounts, mapped drives, sharepoint, MS teams Folders, meeting recordings
  • Sensitive data that should never exist anywhere outside of a particular system or landing/staging areas…
  • Don’t forget to consider the unstructured data

3. Developing a privacy policy: Organizations should develop a privacy policy that outlines their approach to protecting personal data, including what data they collect, how it is used, who has access to it, and for what purposes

4. Implementing technical and organizational measures: Organizations should implement technical and organizational measures to protect personal data, such as encryption, access controls, and perpetual, unsupervised monitoring of sensitive data.

5.Providing training and awareness: Organizations should provide training and regular, ongoing awareness programs to educate their employees on data privacy practices, data privacy laws, corporate data policies, and data governance best practices for accessing, using, and sharing outputs.

By implementing data privacy in conjunction with sound data governance practices, organizations can protect personal data and maintain the trust of their customers and employees. By taking these steps, organizations can ensure that personal data is used in an ethical and responsible manner and that it is protected from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, or destruction.

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March 14, 2023

Protecting Personal Data: Data Privacy must be accompanied by sound Data Gover

With the increasing amount of personal data being collected and processed by organizations, data privacy has become a critical concern for both individuals and organizations.

Date:
Hosted By:
Register Now

With the increasing amount of personal data being collected and processed by organizations, data privacy has become a critical concern for both individuals and organizations. As a result, data privacy and data governance have become increasingly important in ensuring proper balance of protection of personal data with the need for access to the data to perform the necessary business functions.

Data Privacy refers to the protection of personal data from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, or destruction. It is the responsibility of organizations to implement policies, procedures, and technical measures to protect personal data and ensure that it is only used for the purposes for which it was collected.

Data Governance, on the other hand, is the set of processes, policies, and responsibilities that ensure the effective and efficient management of an organization's data assets. This includes the definition of data policies and standards, the management of data quality, and the protection of sensitive data.

When combined, data privacy and data governance provide a comprehensive approach to the protection of personal data. By implementing a robust data governance framework, organizations can ensure that their data privacy policies are being effectively enforced, and that the personal data they collect is being used in a responsible and ethical manner by people with legitimate and approved access needs.

To effectively implement data privacy and data governance, organizations must take several steps, including:

1. Assessing their data privacy needs: Organizations should assess their data privacy needs by scanning, profiling, discovering, and classifying their data to determine what personal data is collected, how it is used, who uses it, and for what purposes, and what risks are associated with the sensitive data

2. Take action to address data risk: Once the organization has properly assessed the risk associated with the sensitive data, data remediation activities must be performed to reduce or remove data risks. Some quick and simple remediation actions may include the following:

  • RoT (Redundant-Outdated-Trivial) data, perhaps data that is more than 10 years old…
  • Recycle$BIN sensitive data
  • Data associated with former employees’ email accounts, mapped drives, sharepoint, MS teams Folders, meeting recordings
  • Sensitive data that should never exist anywhere outside of a particular system or landing/staging areas…
  • Don’t forget to consider the unstructured data

3. Developing a privacy policy: Organizations should develop a privacy policy that outlines their approach to protecting personal data, including what data they collect, how it is used, who has access to it, and for what purposes

4. Implementing technical and organizational measures: Organizations should implement technical and organizational measures to protect personal data, such as encryption, access controls, and perpetual, unsupervised monitoring of sensitive data.

5.Providing training and awareness: Organizations should provide training and regular, ongoing awareness programs to educate their employees on data privacy practices, data privacy laws, corporate data policies, and data governance best practices for accessing, using, and sharing outputs.

By implementing data privacy in conjunction with sound data governance practices, organizations can protect personal data and maintain the trust of their customers and employees. By taking these steps, organizations can ensure that personal data is used in an ethical and responsible manner and that it is protected from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, or destruction.

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