By Steve Hewison, CEO The new EU General Data Protection Regulation has become a bigger and bigger news story throughout 2017, yet when Winterhawk, alongside our partners SAP, staged our first “Cyber Protection and GDPR” event back in October 2016, I got the distinct impression that people attended more out of curiosity, rather than a belief that the new regulation
The UK Data Protection Act has been around long enough. Customers and employees already have the right to request that organisations reveal what information is held about them. Typically, a customer/employee (which we’ll refer to as a “Data Subject” in this article) will contact the organisation’s Data Protection Officer (DPO) and along with the request, enclose a cheque for £10;
By Elodie Ellingsen, Data Privacy Officer In partnership with RSA (Royal Sun Alliance), the second largest insurer in the UK, Winterhawk recently launched Cyber Risks and GDPR Insurance. Business-owners, CEOs and CFOs have been very receptive, perhaps not surprisingly – who isn’t looking for ways to reduce risk in a world where it’s increasingly difficult to feel “safe” regardless of
GDPR legislation goes a long way in protecting the rights and data of EU citizens, but these rights are not absolute. Read more about this key principle of Data Protection. To read the full whitepaper, click the image below.
Explores how Personal Data has been defined under the GDPR, and considers why it may have been defined in this way. To read the full whitepaper, click the image below.
Provides an introduction to the two categories of fines, and examines other punitive powers Data Protection Authorities will have. The document also considers the “hidden costs” of non-compliance. To read the full whitepaper, click the image below.
Does the GDPR only apply to EU Member States? Should you disregard the regulations if your company isn’t based in Europe? This whitepaper sets out the geography behind the EU Commission’s data protection reform. To read the full whitepaper, click the image below.