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Welcome to our blog, The Source.
I know that business compliance can sometimes be overwhelming and I want to help you find your way to being and staying complaint.
THS SOURCE is a place for you to access and find out about the latest topics and insights that could impact your compliance for GDPR, ISO, Cyber Security and PCI DSS.
Howard Freeman
GDPR Gap Analysis
A GDPR gap analysis is a method of assessing the differences in performance between a business being complaint or not. This is to determine whether business requirements are being met. If they are not then what steps should be taken to ensure they are met...
Data protection health-checks
Why is a Data Protection Health Check important? GDPR, other regulations and data protection best practices are not one time operations. They aren't set and forget They are on-going, living projects that require constant attention and maintenance. The GDPR Compliance...
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)
CIVIL CODE - CIV DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS [1427 - 3273] ( Heading of Division 3 amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 160, Sec. 14. ) PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS [1738 - 3273] ( Part 4 enacted 1872. ) TITLE 1.81.5. California Consumer Privacy Act of...
Business as usual for the GDPR following Brexit
The U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office said it is “business as usual for data protection”. The EU General Data Protection Regulation will continue to apply as the United Kingdom has now left the European Union. A Brexit transition has now begun, running through to...
It’s not just big companies that will receive a GDPR fine from the ICO
The ICO Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued a fine to a London-based pharmacy for £275,000. This was for failing to ensure the security of special category data. We have all heard about Marriott and British Airways receiving a GDPR fine for data...
GDPR Data Privacy Manager Service
Our GDPR Data Privacy Manager Service is for those in need of extra data protection support. The Data Privacy Manager team are available whenever you need them, via email, telephone and Zoom. Data protection support for GDPR compliance Even for those organisations who...