Data leaks are a serious problem for organisations and individuals. In this day and age, individuals freely provide personal information to organisations, therefore a data leak can have a significant impact on both the company and the person. They often involve the exposure of personal data (such as name, address and financial details), with additional damage to the company or organisation in terms of potential financial loss and reputational damage.
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When people think about the causes of a data breach, the first thing to come to mind will almost certainly be hacking. However, not all breaches are a direct result of illegal activities by external sources; some can happen accidentally. Therefore, in order to ensure your cyber security and data protection measures are as robust as possible, it’s important to first understand the different types of breaches that can occur.
In this article, we will explain what an ICO reprimand is and highlight different examples of data protection breaches and how the organisations have been reprimanded.
We also want to offer various different ways to ensure that you and your staff are as informed as possible to avoid any data breaches and so escape being reprimanded.
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Data leaks are a serious problem for organisations and individuals. In this day and age, individuals freely provide personal information to organisations, therefore a data leak can have a significant impact on both the company and the person. They often involve the exposure of personal data (such as name, address and financial details), with additional damage to the company or organisation in terms of potential financial loss and reputational damage.
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