How to ensure compliance and keep your data safe

“Despite the huge publicity over new and emerging threats to data loss, businesses remain unprepared, with the amount of organisations experiencing data loss or disruption over the past 12 months up by 13% compared to 2014, costing them an average of £696,000.” (Source: The EMC Global Data Protection Index 2016). 01. Data security in the 21st century Staying on top of transactional and information-based communications is becoming increasingly important for small and medium-sized organisations. It’s a practice that enables them to meet compliance, as well as many other key issues. For many finance and insurance, healthcare and local government sector organisations, this involves processing their documents in a way that ensures they: • Protect the privacy of customer, patient and citizen information • Comply with growing regulations relating to disclosures, legal notifications and other matters • Maintain and improve the quality of relationships with their customers, patients and citizens • Safeguard and build their brand equity Data security is undoubtedly pivotal to ensuring documents are handled properly, content is accurate and the right communications reach the right people, at all times. What’s more, it’s a priority that’s growing in both complexity and importance as a result of the ongoing threat posed by cyber crime. What’s more, it’s a priority that’s growing in both complexity and importance as a result of the ongoing threat posed by cyber crime. According to the government’s Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2016, 65% of large, 51% of medium-sized and 33% of small UK organisations have suffered a cyber attack or data breach in the last 12 months alone.
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