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The Future of Data Protection: Trends, Challenges, and Market Growth
With the increasing frequency of cyberattacks and data breaches, companies are struggling like never before to protect their sensitive data. This has resulted in the widespread adoption of data protection services — cloud-based offerings that provide data security, compliance, and effortless disaster recovery. As more companies depend on digital infrastructure, the market for data protection services is poised for exponential growth, driven by cybersecurity risks, compliance regulations, and affordability.
By Davies Parker11 months ago in Writers
In-House vs. Outsourced Data Protection: What Works Best in 2025?
As companies move through the constantly changing landscape of data protection and privacy services, one of the most important choices they have to make is whether to appoint an in-house Data Protection Officer (DPO) or to outsource the function to a third-party service provider. As regulations grow and concerns about data security increase, getting it right can affect compliance, effectiveness, and overall data protection strategy.
By Davies Parker11 months ago in Writers
WHAT DRIVES CYBERSECURITY: A COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW
In today’s interconnected world, cybersecurity plays a crucial role in protecting our digital lives. From protecting personal data to safeguarding national infrastructure, cybersecurity ensures the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of information. But what exactly drives the need for cybersecurity? This blog explores the forces behind cybersecurity, its importance, the threats it addresses, and how we can respond effectively.
By Davies Parker11 months ago in Writers
Top Websites to Learn About Global Data Protection Laws — Don’t Miss Out!
It can be daunting to navigate international data protection legislation with ever-changing regulations in various parts of the world. Whether you are a business owner, lawyer, or privacy advocate, it is vital to stay updated to maintain compliance and safeguard confidential information. Fortunately, there are a number of websites that provide detailed information, expert commentary, and up-to-date news on data privacy legislation globally.
By Davies Parker11 months ago in Writers
AI Ethics on the Global Stage: A Deep Dive into UNESCO’s Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
Introduction As Artificial Intelligence (AI) rapidly evolves and integrates into various aspects of daily life, ethical considerations related to AI have become increasingly important. Addressing ethical considerations like fairness, transparency, and accountability helps promote the responsible use, development and governance of AI technologies.
By Davies Parker12 months ago in Writers
ENSURING SAFE CROSS-BORDER DATA TRANSFERS: A GUIDE TO TRANSFER IMPACT ASSESSMENTS
INTRODUCTION: In today’s interconnected world, businesses operate across borders, serving customers globally. This inevitably leads to the transfer of personal data across jurisdictions. While such transfers enable innovation and commerce, they also expose personal data to significant risks, particularly when moving between countries with varying levels of data protection.
By Davies Parker12 months ago in Writers
Travel Agencies and DPDPA: Ensuring Traveller Data Security
Introduction India’s tourism sector contributed 230 billion USD to the country’s economy in 2023, and the graph only goes upwards. The internet has made every corner of the world accessible, and travellers often place reliance on travel agencies for the entirety of their travel, and in most cases even before the beginning of their travel. Be it booking flights and hotels or seeking directions to the local markets, travel agencies help every step of the way. This makes it essential to understand the key developments related to the regulation of the digital economy in India, especially the data handling by the travel agencies and its regulation. This blog will dive deeply into the regulation of consumers’ data in possession of these agencies and how the DPDPA steps in to protect this data.
By Davies Parkerabout a year ago in Journal
Budgetary Allocation Made for the Data Protection Board of India: Know Your Regulator
The Union Budget for the FY- 2025 has made a significant allocation for establishing and functioning the Data Protection Board of India (DPBI), underscoring the government’s commitment to ensuring a robust data protection framework. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has been allocated ₹2 crores to cover the establishment and salary expenses of the DPBI for FY25. Out of this ₹2 crores, ₹4 lakhs are designated for capital expenditure, including fixed assets such as the digital portal, while ₹1.96 crores are allocated for revenue expenditure, which covers salaries and other operational expenses. This financial support is aimed at enabling the DPBI to fulfil its mandate under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, and to position itself as a key player in safeguarding personal data in India.
By Davies Parkerabout a year ago in Journal
AMERICAN PRIVACY RIGHTS ACT OF 2024: DECODING THE DRAFT LEGISLATION
INTRODUCTION: On 7 April 2024, House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., and Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Chair Maria Cantwell, D-Wash. unveiled a discussion draft of the American Privacy Rights Act (APRA). This bipartisan and bicameral draft law aims to set up a national standard for data privacy. The announcement signals a renewed effort to pass a federal data privacy law, which has been delayed for a long time.
By Davies Parker2 years ago in Journal
Implementing Data Governance in a Hybrid Cloud Environment
Introduction A majority of the organizations across the globe use the cloud platforms for various purposes. A large portion of cloud adoption has been arising various data governance challenges. Moreover, companies have struggled to maintain a visible stand over the sprawling cloud data bases. Varonis, a data security service provider released a report revealing organizations across the globe which find it difficult to govern such large amounts of data and shadow privileges which go unsupervised across the fragmented SaaS and IaaS environments.
By Davies Parker2 years ago in Journal
Governance, Risk and Compliance: Moving Ahead With RPA
INTRODUCTION: GRC (for governance, risk, and compliance) is an organizational strategy for managing governance, risk management, and compliance with industry and government regulations. GRC forms the cornerstone of corporate integrity and operational efficiency, ensuring that organizations meet regulatory standards while effectively managing risks. So,GRC encompasses a broad and interconnected set of tasks aimed at overseeing regulatory obligations.
By Davies Parker2 years ago in Journal
Comparative Analysis of Data Protection Officer (DPO) Compensation: In-house vs. Outsourced
Describe a DPO. The primary responsibility of the data protection officer (DPO) is to ensure that her business complies with all applicable data security regulations when handling the personal information of its employees, clients, suppliers, or other individuals (sometimes referred to as data subjects). Each must select a DPO in the EU foundations and organisations in accordance with the applicable Data Protection (Regulation (EU) 2018/1725). Several organisations in EU countries are required to appoint a DPO as on 25 May 2018 by Directive (EU) 2016/679.
By Davies Parker2 years ago in Education
