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Setting cybersecurity safeguards and policies may not be enough to prevent a breach. This is because there could be hidden vulnerabilities that cannot be noticed firsthand. With this, when there’s a breach that occurs, organisations must conduct a data breach response to mitigate and stop the breach from incurring more damage to the organisation.
Employees are considered the weakest link when it comes to the organisation’s cybersecurity. Provided that employees have access to the personal data that the organisation manages, employee sabotage is the biggest insider threat that must be addressed before it becomes a problem in the future.
One advantage of outsourcing your DPO is knowing that such officer is an expert in the field. It is also significantly less expensive than hiring a full-time employee. Moreover, outsourcing your DPO ensures that such an officer is knowledgeable about the PDPA’s data protection obligations and can provide value with cybersecurity experience.
August 2022 PDPC incidents and undertaking: A breach with no penalty The August 2022 PDPC Incidents and Undertaking decision of the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) have been published on PDPC’s official website. For this month, four (4) cases have been issued covering the Direction given to Budgetcars and the Undertakings to be followed by “K” Line, “K”