Cyber Security Tips for businesses
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by Karen Heaton/Data Protection 4 Business
1y ago
In this episode we are delighted to have Andrew Alston, founding director at Breach Aware and Business Intelligence Theoroms.   Andrew brings us up to date on the current cyber security issues affecting businesses and offers a range of easy to action steps businesses can take to protect their systems and data. He reminds us that the basic security steps, done well, can go a long way to preventing security issues.  As always, we present affordable solutions that can be used for SME's and individuals as well as large organisations. GDPR Now! Is brought to you by Data Protection 4 Busin ..read more
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Episode 35: Online content - how to protect and secure your digital rights
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by Karen Heaton/Data Protection 4 Business
1y ago
Online Content - how to protect and secure your digital rights In today's world of content creation, sharing, posting and blogging, it is more important than ever to be able to protect and control your online content. Whether you are a musician, artist, parent, small business or large organisation, your digital content is who you are as an individual, family, group or company. This episode is a fantastic insight into the world of managing and controlling your online content with our guest, Adam Rumanek, Founder and CEO of Aux Mode, global specialists in digital rights management and revenue re ..read more
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Episode 33: Age Check Certification Scheme - what technology companies need to know
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by Karen Heaton/Data Protection 4 Business
1y ago
In this episode, we talk about the first officially approved certification schemes under Art.42 of UK GDPR by the ICO: the Data Protection and Privacy for ID & Age Assurance Services, and the Age Appropriate Design Certification. Our special guest, Tony Allen CEO of The Age Check Certification Scheme (ACCS) talks about the scope and applicability of the certification schemes and what technology companies need to consider. Tony also explains more about the ACCS which is a UKAS-accredited conformity assessment body, comprised of auditors, certification specialists, and data protection expert ..read more
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Episode 34: Making AI Regulation Strategic for businesses
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by Karen Heaton/Data Protection 4 Business
1y ago
In this episode, we talk about Making AI Regulation Strategic for businesses and discuss what businesses can do to keep abreast of regulations, compliance solutions and protect their developments in AI. Our special guest is Ayisha Piotti, Co-Founder & Managing Partner of RegHorizons, a business decidated to helping build trust in emerging technologies through promoting policy solutions and by facilitating dialogue be-tween governments, academia, businesses and civil society. To learn about the work that RegHorizon do, check out this link to their latest AI Policy event https://reghorizon.c ..read more
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Episode 32: Decentralised Identity - digital ID solutions for our future
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by Karen Heaton/Data Protection 4 Business
1y ago
In this episode, we continue our discussions about the digital ID solution of decentralised identity, and how more and more organisations are starting to take notice of of this technology as a means to verify the identity of people in a secure, efficient, cost effective and privacy enhancing way. Our special guests, Khalid Maliki and Jimmy Snoek talk about decentralised identity, also known as Self Sovereign Identity (SSI), how it can be implemented, the benefits and in particular, how they created the awarding winning digital ID company Tykn. We talk about the growth of SSI and how they belie ..read more
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Episode 31: Challenging the Privacy narrative
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by Karen Heaton/Data Protection 4 Business
1y ago
In this episode, we discuss, controversially, why data privacy, including regulations like GDPR, are counterproductive and why we would all be better off without the current notion of data privacy. Our special guest, Ben Malisow, is our 'privacy provocateur' on our show and talks about why he believes we are living an 'illusion of privacy'. Ben has over 30 years experience in information security and education and is currently a professional certification training lead for SGS Cybersecurity Services, a multinational corporation involved in a wide range of product and process certification/vali ..read more
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Episode 30: The Future: Proving your Identity
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by Karen Heaton/Data Protection 4 Business
1y ago
In this episode, we talk about the future of credential management – Self Sovereign Identity (SSI) also known as decentralised identity. SSI is an efficient, secure and privacy enhancing solution for identity verification. It puts individuals at the centre of the verification process and is the future of identity management. Our special guest, James Monaghan, talks about how Evernym provides solutions in the area of SSI for businesses today. We talk about what SSI means, how it works, the benefits for individuals and businesses and importantly, examples of how it is being used to great effect ..read more
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Episode 29: Regulating the future of AI and ML
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by Karen Heaton/Data Protection 4 Business
1y ago
In this episode, we are going to talk about the regulation of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to understand what businesses need to think about from a regulatory perspective. Our special guest, Ben, talks about the global context of regulations around AI and the complexity of the parallel 'race to AI' and 'race to regulation' . In particular we look at the proposed Artificial Intelligence Act from the European Union and consider the impact on innovation. We explore what businesses and DPOs need to consider when building, using or deploying Machine learning or Artificial Intelligen ..read more
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Episode 26: What next for EU-US data transfers post-Privacy Shield? Keep hiding in that herd!
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by Karen Heaton/Data Protection 4 Business
1y ago
The decision by the ECJ on 16th July 2020, to invalidate the EU - US Privacy Shield sent shockwaves across organisations in the EU and US. We are now in January 2021 and there have been some solutions offered by the European Commission. But how workable are they for businesses in practise?? Join me, Karen Heaton and guest Mark Sherwood-Edwards, lawyer, data protection specialist and founder of Clearview Legal to discuss the latest pronouncements from the EC, on a revision of the Standard Contractual Clauses, Safeguards for transfers to the US (and other third countries) and of course, the impa ..read more
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Episode 25: Track and Trace apps: What price for data privacy? We need to find better solutions.
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by Karen Heaton/Data Protection 4 Business
1y ago
In today’s episode, we are delving into the issues we discussed in our previous episode #24 on the NHS Track and Trace app and considering in more detail the legal, privacy and practicality barriers to many track and trace apps in Europe. We discuss the take up of Track and Trace apps in the EU and find it is mostly 30% of the population and lower. Data privacy when using apps has been protected due to EU GDPR, however, other basic freedoms have been taken from us and our way of life severely impacted over the course of 2020. Track and trace apps have not had the hoped-for beneficial impact in ..read more
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