Data Protection - protection against
unwanted data leakage
Data protection is a series of actions, technical and organisational measures used
to prevent data leakage to unauthorized persons. These persons can thus violate
someone's privacy, threaten someone's security, and also
share, use, disclose, modify and destroy data.
Information is a powerful tool in the present day that
requires protection - both paper and digital data, which
are stored electronically and on various data storage
devices. What EU regulation applies to personal data
protection? How can you protect your data and prevent
its violation?
• What is General Data Protection Regulation?
• Personal data protection - how can companies
protect themselves against hacker attacks on data?
• Basic data protection measures against cybercriminals.
What is General Data Protection Regulation?
General Data Protection Regulation concerns the protection of individuals, the
processing of their data, and the flow of personal data. This document states the
importance of protecting personal data and greater control over their flow.
Under this regulation, EU citizens have
greater rights to reliable and clear
information about the processing of their
data, the right to delete data, transfer it,
encrypt it, and to obtain immediate
information in the event of a hacker
attack on the data.
This regulation protects the citizens and
gives them greater rights to manage their
data in a prompt, clear and
understandable manner. In addition, the
citizens must consent to the processing of their data. This is one of the most
frequently seen messages on various websites and social media.
The method of collecting and processing data must comply with the regulation.
Otherwise, high financial penalties for non-compliance and unlawful use of
personal data of individuals must be expected. The commitment and obligation to
protect the data of your customers, employees, associates, and contractors applies
to every business in the European Union.
Personal data protection - how can
companies protect themselves against
hacker attacks on data?
One way to protect the data processed in a company is to cooperate with external
companies that specialise in detecting and preventing cyberattacks.
What is important there is knowledge of cybersecurity and adapting the
technologies used to the type of constantly evolving threats.
It’s necessary to implement a range of security measures that reduce the chance
of data being stolen, as well as the need to recover it after a breach, which can be
a stressful, lengthy and costly process.
An experienced external company can use its specialists’ knowledge and
constantly monitor threats that lurk in the network. Such an advisor will conduct
ongoing analysis of threats and try to counteract them by implementing solutions
that will reduce the chance of a hacker attack. Such a person will also be
responsible for updating the knowledge of the company's employees, training
them to identify new threats, reducing the chances of dangerous incidents and
responding to them.
Constant specialist support also means responding to attacks in real time, as well
as implementing protective measures to prevent them.
Basic data protection measures against
cybercriminals
The basic data protection measures against data breaches include data encryption,
or coding, so that unauthorised persons do not have access to them.
It is also necessary to mention authentication and authorisation, i.e. verification
processes that verify the identity of users and grant access to data only to those
who meet predefined criteria.
The most commonly used network security measures also include firewalls and
systems responsible for detecting intrusions into internal systems.
It is also recommended to create backup copies of data so that it can be restored
if it is lost.
On the other hand, the specialist mentioned above can help implement procedures
and policies that will facilitate the management of data protection in the company.