Awareness is essential for data protection
As a privacy company, we are involved in guiding companies around their obligations for GDPR compliance. While the technical and legal aspects of compliance are crucial, there is an essential component that is often overlooked: privacy awareness.
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What is privacy awareness?
Privacy awareness is about ensuring that everyone in your organisation understands the importance of protecting personal data and complying with privacy requirements. This involves not only knowing the legislation but also understanding its purpose, the benefits of compliance; and the consequences of privacy lapses for both individuals and the company itself.
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Why is privacy awareness important?
Privacy awareness is important for several reasons:
- Data breach prevention: When employees are aware of their responsibilities and the potential risks of poor data protection, they are more likely to avoid actions that could lead to data breaches.
- Building Trust: An organisation that demonstrates a high level of awareness sends a strong signal of its commitment to data protection, which can strengthen the trust of customers, partners and stakeholders.
- Reduced fines: Privacy requires companies to implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data. Failure to comply can lead to fines. By investing in training, companies can reduce the risk of breaches and thus avoid financial penalties.
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How to build awareness in your organisation
- Education: Conduct regular awareness training sessions on privacy requirements so employees know e.g. how to process personal data and what to do during a data breach.
- Internal communication: Share information and updates about privacy and the importance of data protection through internal channels such as intranets, newsletters and meetings, to remind employees to comply with privacy.
- Culture change: Integrate data protection into your company’s privacy culture by promoting values such as respect for personal data and responsible behaviour.
- New employees: Start training new employees in privacy awareness as soon as they enter your organisation.
Need help?
Privacy awareness is not only a legal obligation, but a crucial part of an organisation’s data protection strategy. By investing in training and creating a culture that prioritises data protection, companies can protect personal data. At Safe Online, we develop help tools that can support your awareness efforts. These tools are:
DataMapper – Find your sensitive data
ShareSimple – Send and receive data securely in Outlook
RequestManager – Process data subject requests easily
Sebastian Allerelli
Grundlægger & COO hos Safe Online
Specialist i Ledelse, Risiko og GDPR
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