Data Protection Survey 2010 Results
Click here to view the results of our Data Protection Survey earlier this year. The survey generated a lot of interest in the media with articles in the Roscommon Champion, the Galway Independent and on www.siliconrepublic.com. We also conducted interviews with regard to the survey and Data Protection in general on iRadio, Clare FM and Shannonside FM.
Why Protect your data?
Data Protection – the security of your data - is quite simply one of the most important aspects of your business. Apart from compliance with the legislation and avoiding its financial penalties, strong Data Protection policies and procedures make good commercial sense. Securing your data with proper policies and access controls protects your organisation from:
- Loss of reputation due to data loss/theft
- Loss of revenue, productivity due to data loss/theft
- Disgruntled staff deleting data before leaving
- Staff taking data to sell to competitors or set up a rival company
Applying proper procedures around your data improves the quality of your information resulting in increased efficiencies for your organisation in areas such as marketing and problem resolution.
protectyourdata.ie
Protectyourdata.ie has been developed to meet the Data Protection needs of SMEs. There is awareness around protecting computer held data with antivirus software and firewalls – terms and products that are familiar. Information relating to the implementing of sound data protection policies and procedures is harder to come by as is recommendations on encryption software and proper data erasure procedures.
This website offers many of the services and tools required by companies to ensure that they are protecting their organisations’ most valuable assets – its data.