What is a Data Protection Impact Assessment and how do you conduct one?
What is data protection impact assessment? Data protection impact assessments (DPIAs) help organisations identify, assess and mitigate or minimise privacy risks with data processing activities. They’re particularly relevant when a new data processing process, system or technology is being introduced. A DPIA should be managed by the data controller, or data protection officer (DPO) if you […]
The GDPR guide to being a Data Protection Officer
With GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) day approaching, the number of vacancies in roles as a Data Protection Officer (DPO) has reportedly increased by over 700% in the last two years. Data protection professionals are finding that their skills and knowledge are suddenly invaluable and in high demand compared to a few years ago. VinciWorks’ […]
How does GDPR affect social media marketing?
Often used as a free marketing tool, and with some staff having thousands of personal followers on social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn, social media is becoming an important cog in many companies’ marketing campaigns. Here is some guidance on what GDPR requires of us when using social media for marketing purposes. […]
Compliance update special: The biggest compliance scandals of 2018 so far
This year has already been significant in terms of compliance breaches by some of the world’s largest companies. And it’s not just business who’ve seen major failings recently, as we review recent compliance scandals in this years’ Compliance Update: 1 April Special. Easter bunny fined for sanctions breaches The Easter Bunny has been fined a […]
What does ISO 45001 Mean for Health and Safety Professionals?
.ISO 45001 is a new Occupational Health and Safety Management standard that will become the accepted international benchmark, replacing OHSAS 18001. It will pose challenges to both organisations who are looking to transition from the existing OHSAS 18001 standard or who are adopting the new criteria from scratch. Ignoring the new standard may be possible […]
Formation RGPD en ligne disponible en français
Le cours en ligne Règlement Général sur la Protection des Données de VinciWorks, GDPR: Confidentialité au travail (GDPR: Privacy at Work), avec d’autres cours dans la suite de formation VinciWorks GDPR, est maintenant disponible en français. Le cours combine la dernière en matière de politique et de droit avec les lignes directrices des meilleures pratiques. Il […]
GDPR training available in French
VinciWorks’ online GDPR course, GDPR: Privacy at Work, together with the other courses in VinciWorks’ GDPR training suite, is now available in French. The course combines the latest in policy and law with best practice guidelines. It provides real-world scenarios, interactive features and review questions to test understanding of key points. By completing this course […]
Apprenticeship Training: What Should Employers Do?
More apprentices due to join the workplace, The 2008 Education and Skills Act changed the rules about what young people could do at 16. If they don’t want to study full-time, they must find employment that includes education and training until they are 18. More young people in the workforce means more demands for Apprenticeship […]
Social Media Data Scandal: Who’s in Control of your Data?
Facebook and Cambridge Analytica recently found themselves at the centre of a sensational dispute over the collection and use of personal data (in this case, information about users’ political alignment; data that’s known as ‘sensitive’ personal data under new GDPR legislation). It all began with a ‘Personality Quiz’ app designed – and one can assume, […]
Free on-demand webinar – GDPR Mythbusters
Should we be deleting our whole email marketing list? How much can you actually be fined for a GDPR offence? In this webinar, Director of Course Development Nick Henderson and Yehuda Solomont explored the myths surrounding GDPR and helped separate the facts from the fiction. The webinar is based on our GDPR Mythbusters blog series that […]
