Data regulation news stories

Whether employees are hired on a part-time or full-time basis, everyone must know about data privacy regulations. Everyone needs to be responsible for keeping the organisation’s data secure. 

In just two years, healthcare providers’ hybrid cloud deployments are set to almost double from 19 percent penetration to 37 percent.

"As the demand for skilled experts continues to grow and vacancies remain unfilled, organisations will need to look at alternative resources to meet their regulatory and compliance requirements."

In this exclusive interview, Blancco's Fredrik Forslund details just how expensive the issue of data centre waste has become.

Today marks the 13th annual Data Protection Day, a day aimed at raising awareness and promoting good data privacy practices around the world. 

Staggering new research has revealed how businesses have become paralysed by data regulations and are sucking up the costs of storing old data centre hardware rather than risk a breach.

For some time there has been talk about how the IT industry is crying out for new talent and skills, which a lot of people have glossed over. But now Gartner says it is a harsh reality.

"IT and HR teams need to work together to make sure all employees are trained, and continue to be trained on compliance requirements."

GDPR will not be perfect but it will add something writes Schneider Electic.

Those who don’t comply will face huge financial penalties and are likely to be held publicly accountable for any misuse of customer data.

As China and the European Union (EU) strengthen their data protection regimes, organisations need to reassess their cyber security readiness.

Ensuring Personal Information Protection (PIP) and privacy is a world and industry-wide concern among enterprises and service providers alike.