Top five tips for Data Privacy Day

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“One of the big problems is people putting information on social networks,” Symantec’s Bunker explained.

Full names and birthdates might seem innocuous posted on your Facebook page, but it’s simply not. “If they have enough information, say from a social network, then [fraudsters] can even apply for a bank account in your name… you’ll not know until you apply for one yourself.”

Treat data as something worth protecting

People and businesses need to think about how they handle data – their own, and that of others. “You’d like to think other people are looking after yours as well as you are,” Bunker said.

Organisations have seen that there is a problem – it’s hard to miss. But now that they’ve seen something needs to be done, it’s time to take action. “Though organisations recognised the problem in 2008, the year ahead must see a more proactive attitude to data security,” said Cowper.

“For governments, this means putting the correct measures in place to protect citizens’ data within the so-called ‘super-databases’. For enterprises, this means creating robust data protection strategies to reduce the risk of reputational damage in an already turbulent marketplace.”

Click here to read the 11 lessons organisations should have learned about data breaches.

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