A company sets up her information governance structure and yet, fails to gauge the responsibilities that would ensure that the strategy in place meets the business requirements. And, more specifically, if they have the monitoring capacities to ensure that everything that has been set in place delivers what is set that it would deliver. Monitoring …
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There have been ongoing debates about what a data protection officer must have to carry out her job appropriately. Especially in Nigeria, stakeholders are asking what a DPO possesses to be efficient in her role. In this piece, I highlight eight critical features of a DPO. Knowledge of the regulation: You can’t teach what you …
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When you go to some websites, you will find this gentle pop-up that seeks consent. Usually, it is the cookie consent or directions to read privacy notices. But most of the time, people don’t read these things because they are long and inaccessible. However, when you dig deeper into some consent forms, you would find …
After a company identifies the data privacy framework that works for them, the next step isto consider the right privacy strategy. In simple terms, a privacy strategy covers thecompany’s approach in communicating and obtaining support for the privacy programwithin the organisation. Remember, to drive the privacy program is a team sport, and that requires a …
Most Nigerian Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), charities and religious houses overlook the Nigerian Data Protection Regulation. However, NGOs that cannot endure the medicine of the regulation because it is too strong must be content with inefficiency, bungling of data and steadily violating existing local data privacy regulation. Let us put the reason into perspective. A particular …
The adoption of Business Impact Analysis (BIA) in any organisation offers significant potential. With the right focused and strategic approach, any company can preserve their value and capture growth. Gartner, a world-renowned online tech magazine, defines BIA as “the process of determining the criticality of business activities and associated resource requirements to ensure operational resilience …
What might seem like an ‘innocent’ act by an employer in the name of employee monitoring can be viewed as an excessive intrusion when placed under data privacy regulations lens. I relate a practical story for readers’ further comprehension. The Chief Executive Officer of a particular furniture shop in Lagos, Nigeria, places four cameras in …
Companies can become more efficient and effective in combating data breaches, datamismanagement, and improving information security while building the trust of theircustomers and employees, by employing globally accepted information security standards. This implementation creates a challenge for institutions who wanted to be looked at,internally and externally, as a company that puts these features of industry …
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In a meeting with some information security personnel, the Chief Executive Officer of a bicycle company in Lagos quipped that “we only sell bicycles. Why should we be spending so much on Information Technology (IT) Governance?” With that statement, he cut the budget for IT governance and proceeded to pour more money on the marketing …
