If you are a data controller and play a legal role in the decisions a organisation makes on processing personal data, no doubt you’ve suffered a headache or two assuring you are GDPR compliant. But how recently have you focused your attention on the third party collaboration tools your organisation uses?  Does your collaboration tool meet your compliance needs?  Third...

There is a common misconception about IT security that the weakest link is the firewall, server or any other technical component of a organisation’s security infrastructure. The belief is that hackers are always one step ahead leaving the IT team to play catch up.  In reality, the human factor is the real weak link in data security as users go about their day-to-day business handling data of all kinds including confidential information and...

IT departments generally have traditionally had a bad reputation for blocking innovation. They are naturally risk averse which, in terms of implementation and management of collaboration tools, is an asset that a business can harness to drive security best practice.  One of the most effective strategies to encourage IT personnel to join the conversations your business is having on IT security is...

Employees using collaboration tools have a duty of care to restrict or control access to the information, especially if it is used to share or store sensitive data. Most of these tools, give individuals access to different levels of data. They enable the creation of partitions that isolate data in terms of business processes or...

Does your business likes the productivity and agility afforded by collaborative tools but have serious concerns about the security vulnerabilities these tools potentially introduce into the system. Click below to view 5 conversation starters to help you achieve a balance: Employees IT Data Controller HR Internal Comms Learn more about how to use online collaboration...