GDPR
Datagovernance is fundamenteel voor een intelligente overheid
Overheden zijn bij uitstek in de positie om flinke slagen te maken met het slim gebruiken van data. Denk aan proactieve en snelle communicatie met de burger, smart cities, geoptimaliseerde vervoersstromen en geavanceerd watermanagement. Nu de behoefte groeit aan het delen van data over de keten staan bestuurders voor een uitdaging: bepalen van de […]
Implementatie van de AVG begint met een gedegen assessment
Sinds 25 mei jongstleden is de Algemene Verordening Gegevensbescherming (AVG) van kracht, de nieuwe privacywet waaraan organisaties moeten voldoen. Recentelijk hebben we bedrijven in verschillende sectoren geholpen met de voorbereiding op de AVG-wetgeving. Daarbij hebben we ons met name gericht op het uitvoeren van privacy impact assessments. Het geven van advies over de te nemen technische en […]
GDPR regulation drives new mind shift
From cost-driven to a risk & value-driven approach We now all know it’s coming in less than a year. Still, the new GDPR regulation is keeping many executives awake at night. Non-compliance may lead to significant fines of up to 20 million euro of 4% or the total annual worldwide turnover, whichever is higher. But […]
GDPR and security: balancing crisis and reputation management
A recent survey by Hurwitz & Associates shows that a surprising number of companies are not yet prepared for GDPR-related financial and reputational risks. Those findings are remarkable. Of course security is nothing new: there are already existing laws on data protection and in essence it is not unreasonable for people to expect that organizations […]
What to expect from the GDPR readiness assessment
Is a mild sense of panic taking hold of some of your colleagues? The implementation of the long-awaited General Data Protection Regulation (or GDPR) is inching closer and closer, and discussions will invariably revolve around: “Where to start?”, “Where to go?”, “What will it cost?”. If you attend any GDPR event, typically everyone, no matter […]
The upside of GDPR: a potential remedy for your “dark” data
How much unnecessary weight is your organization lugging around? Just think of all the data in production systems that nobody uses anymore. And what about dark or unstructured data, fragmented in crumbs throughout emails, presentations, phone notes, spreadsheets, and so much more? Keeping data you don’t need for business or regulatory purposes can be unhealthy […]
How to take the complexity out of GDPR?
Ever heard the old Chinese story of the blind men and the elephant that came to their town? Each checks out a different part of the animal, resulting in very different impressions of what they’re actually dealing with. A man with good eyesight takes them to feel the whole animal, making them realize that in […]