European General Data Protection Regulation: new legal situation for Swiss exporters
European General Data Protection Regulation: new legal situation for Swiss exporters The European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has regulated the processing of personal data in the EU since 2018. A court ruling now extends the scope to personal data of EU citizens that is transferred to third countries. This can be the case for […]
Innovation requires data protection – many reasons for a secure cloud selection
Innovation requires data protection – many reasons for a secure cloud selection. The cloud has become standard for many companies – whether for specialized applications, collaboration tools, or entire business processes. However, with every outsourcing of data to the cloud, the demands on security, data protection, and traceability also increase. It is not the technology […]
Artificial intelligence – Seize opportunities, know the risks
Artificial intelligence – Seize opportunities, know the risks AI is revolutionizing work processes: It summarizes texts, analyzes data, recognizes patterns – and will soon be (or already is) used in your company? But with the efficiency of the new technologies come new risks – especially in data protection. What you as a manager need to […]
Outsourced IT – the data processing agreement to protect you
Outsourced IT – the data processing agreement to protect you The media reports daily on cyber incidents, as the victims become more prominent and numerous. In many companies, the realization is growing that more needs to be invested in IT security. Many rely on their supervising system house, according to the motto “they will make […]
How and why data protection law is so relevant and helps to protect our privacy
How do we protect our data in the machine-driven age? Shermin Voshmgir, Business Informatics, University of Heidelberg, 2018, emphasizes the necessity of data protection law in her lecture by casually drawing attention to one of the central requirements, namely “Privacy by Design”: Devices, applications, information systems, etc. must be designed during their technical development to […]
Home office: curse or blessing?
Home office – curse or blessing? “Dad, why is that sick boy from my class’s name on there?” That sentence from my son hit me like a punch.I had briefly opened my work emails on the train – nothing secret, I thought.But the patient file was visible. And my child read it. That was my […]
The cookie ruling and its consequences
ECJ: No cookie storage without active consent of the internet user There is no effective website consent for the reader to store cookies if the box to tick appears with a pre-set check mark. Permission to set cookies requires active consent of the internet user, the Court of Justice of the European Union emphasized in […]
Future-oriented data policy: Data protection and cybersecurity are a perfect match…
Future-oriented data policy: Data protection and cybersecurity are a perfect match… Workplace stress caused by insufficient resources and negligence is the greatest risk factor. «….88% of participants recognize that digitization entails additional cyber risks, and that in addition to the visible opportunities, the invisible dangers are also growing. According to bsi.bund.de, only 29% of the […]