Information technology is pervading society and improving lives, efficiencies and communications. But such pervasiveness increases data vulnerabilities, as has been demonstrated by a steady stream of headlines touting the latest massive data hacks, from the Sony PlayStation Network to the list of 1.2 billion accounts amassed by Russian hackers. In this post for Privacy Perspectives, GFT Technologies AG Chief Privacy Officer Ernst-Oliver Wilhelm, CIPP/E, CIPM, rounds up some of the biggest data breach events and their implications for businesses, demonstrating why this further bolsters the need for companies to hire privacy professionals.
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