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Corporate COunsel Forum

Data Security

Thursday 22 January 2009

Data security is rising up the corporate agenda arguably faster even than data privacy: it’s now routinely front page news when someone leaves a laptop loaded with customer details in a cab.

At this session, we considered the legal obligations parties have when their data is lost and look at how to deal with a major data security breach in a practical way at a time when top management’s attention can be extremely focused, reviewing communications – to customers, the media, regulators, insurers and internally – that may need to be considered. The session then pulled back the focus towards considerations when establishing corporate policies and processes and practical measures to be implemented - for example on memory sticks, encryption, out of office use of equipment - to reduce the risk of data security issues occurring and, if worst befall, to deal with them in a planned and measured way.

Calum Murray led the event with additional input on information risk management and security from KPMG LLP’s, IT Advisory Practice.

Materials from the event are listed below:

Data Security - full slide deck (pdf)

Related materials:

Note on Security Breaches involving personal data (pdf)