Protect private data and anticipate and forestall information leaks and hacking

Protecting private data and ensuring cybersecurity is not just a matter for IT

Information Security is the system of safeguarding important information from corruption, compromise, or loss. The importance of information security increases as the amount of data created and stored continues to grow at unprecedented rates. Its complexity is also increasing, as business data is now commonly stored, processed and transmitted across national borders.

Data protection mitigates risks on two main fronts: 1. Data – on employees, customers, and processes, including intellectual property and trade secrets – is recognised as a vital business asset, without which a company cannot function. 2. At the same time, a company owes a moral – and in most jurisdictions, also a legal – duty of care to protect the privacy of data entrusted to it by customers, employees and other stakeholders, which may include sensitive information such as credit card numbers or employees’ health status.

In a world of intensifying technological advancement, cyberattacks are on the rise, and their attack targets include all the possible ways that company data can be accessed. The attack vector is also fragmented and dynamic, making data protection harder. Inevitably, a cyberattack will occur.

Traditionally data security was considered as primarily an IT concern, but the scale and sophistication of today’s cyberthreats make it a matter for the whole organisation, and beyond to its entire supply chain. Speeki can help pre-empt potential cyberattacks through operationalising data protection programmes and initiatives throughout the governance fabric of your organisation.