Significant attention from the media and security experts on privacy and security threats external to the organization has too often had the inadvertent effect of downplaying a serious internal threat vector: employees. “Insiders” can and frequently do adversely impact organizations and their customers by compromising the personal and sensitive data they have been entrusted with. The failure by organizations to adequately protect data lost through malicious or inadvertent employee action is evidenced by a proliferation of recent legal cases as well as fines issued by privacy authorities worldwide. For insights on actionable measures your organization can take to mitigate such risks, check out the IAPP’s recent web conference featuring Paula Barrett of Eversheds, and C. Samuel Facey, CIPM, of Rockwell Automation. The recording is free to IAPP members.
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