Human error is the primary cause of most data leaks. The Dutch lend a helping hand pointing out the causes

Data privacy has never been such a hot topic. Media outlets around the world are covering extensively the issue of cyber attacks and security threats that leave big companies counting the costs of data leaks. However, it appears that the cause of...

data leaks

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How to make your employees aware of the importance of secure information processing

Some organisations are already GDPR compliant, others still have work to do to meet the legal requirements. To achieve this, a set of technical and organisational measures is required. There are many step-by-step plans on the Internet to help you...

information security

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Data and human errors: Where does it go wrong?

People make a mistake every 200-20,000 actions. So when humans play a role in a system, it is very likely they make mistakes. Like writing ‘2017’ for instance, when it should be ‘2018’, forgetting their keys, calling somebody by the wrong name....

data leaks

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Three steps to help your colleagues prevent data leaks

Human errors are by far the most important cause for data leaks. According to information securityspecialist Daan Koot these errors are caused by both employees and employers. How canorganisation limit the amount of human error with sensitive...

GDPR

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Why email entails major risks under the GDPR

In 2017 more than 10.000 data leaks occurred. More than half of these leaks was caused by human error. 

The moment data is leaked or hacked, criminals can start using the data. When large-scale leaks occur, data abuse almost never happens...

data leaks

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