Effective Data Protection Managing information in an era of change

Author: Mandy Webster
Publisher: ICSA Publishing
ISBN: 9781860724589
Published In: February 2011
Format: Paperback , 224 pages
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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How effective is your data protection strategy?

As technology continues to evolve at advanced rate data protection law and regulation has developed to take on board concerns over areas such as privacy, data security, identity theft and fraud. It is vital that organisations fully understand the breadth of risk involved with managing and handling data, and create strategies for effective compliance.

Effective Data Protection provides a thorough insight to the regulatory changes together with advice and guidance on how to develop a more strategic approach to data protection compliance, how to assess and monitor risks and how to engage staff in best practice.

The Q&A section provides practical examples of solutions to range of common data protection problems and issues, including fair processing and marketing, record keeping, websites and the international transfer of data.

Why you should read this book

Author Mandy Webster offers some thoughts:

Data protection regulation is at the crossroads.

The Madrid Protocol is a new international set of principles for data protection. It has the backing of 100+ countries worldwide and on all 5 continents. Major multinational organisations including Disney and IBM subscribe to it.

The European Union no longer sets the “gold standard” in data protection. Overtaken by the Madrid Protocol, the 1995 Data Protection Directive is also technically undermined by the Lisbon Treaty which altered the legal structure of EU activities. There are shortcomings too in the current data protection framework around international transfers and off-shoring.

The EU has announced that it will be revising data protection law with proposals due for publication in the summer of 2011.

The UK regulator has expressed the hope that the existing data protection principles will be retained as they continue to be relevant and any changes to the basic legal framework would lead to confusion. However it seems likely that there will be new requirements around accountability for data protection, serious data protection breach notification obligations and increased transparency.

In this context, organisations need to make sure they’re ready for what could be some serious change. The key is a more strategicapproach to data protection compliance which is embedded at all levels and across all functions within organisations. There's never been a better time to review what you do.

Part one: Towards Effective Data Protection

The legislative background
The changing legislative environment
Data protection basics: notification and exemptions, offences and penalties
The data protection principles
A strategic approach to data protection compliance
Personal information processing: risks and risk management
Conducting risk assessments
Avoiding and mitigating risk: tactics T
raining and staff awareness

Part Two: Effective Data Protection: Q&A

Fair processing and marketing
Record keeping
CCTV Outsourcing
Employment International transfers
Websites Enforcement

Mandy Webster: Mandy Webster is a Chartered Secretary and barrister. She is author of Data Protection for the HR Manager and Data Protection in the Financial Services Industry published by Gower and The ICSA Data Protection Troubleshooter published by ICSA Publishing. She is also a regular contributor to the Wolters Kluwer Company Secretary’s Factbook. Mandy is a well-known writer, commentator and speaker on data protection. Her in-house career as a company secretary and lawyer for 15 years gave Mandy a wealth of experience of business issues and instilled the need for business friendly solutions. Since June 1999 she has been a freelance consultant offering audit, advice and training on privacy, information security and e-commerce issues.