Business GDPR

Sunday 24 March 2019

GDPR: It's not a complete nightmare says data governance and privacy specialist Castlebridge's Daragh O'Brien

Castlebridge MD Daragh O’Brien

Independent.ie Business Desk Twitter Email

February 15 2018 2:52 PM

Many businesses and organisations fear the introduction of the new European General Data Protection Regulation in May.

But as Daragh O'Brien explains, there are positives.

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Irish data watchdog now has 10 statutory inquiries into Facebook - latest annual report

Adrian Weckler The Irish Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) now has 10 statutory inquiries into Facebook, representing over a fifth of all such inquiries and two thirds of its probes into multinational firms.

Europe’s GDPR, which took effect today, has been billed as the biggest shake-up of data privacy laws since the birth of the web. Stock Image: PA

Cyber insurers cash in on GDPR

Carolyn Cohn Data privacy rules coming into force this week are giving Europe's fledgling cyber-insurance market a boost as they make companies more aware of the risks caused by customer information breaches.

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into force on the May 25

Fears of cyber extortion by hi-tech criminals as new data rules to come into force

Gareth Morgan CYBER experts fear that hi-tech criminals will turn the authorities against everyday businesses - by hacking into their systems and then reporting the data breach unless a ransom is paid.