IT Governance Makes Data Protection Simple With New E-Learning Course

IT Governance (ITG), the one-stop shop for compliance and information security expertise, is taking the pain out of complying with the Data Protection Act (DPA) with a new e-learning course, designed to minimise the risk of untrained staff making very expensive mistakes.

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ITG has drawn on the company’s years of DPA awareness training to provide a comprehensive and accessible online e-learning Data Protection Awareness course, aimed at informing the staff of UK organisations about the Act’s requirements and enforcement by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).

Alan Calder, Chief Executive of ITG, says: ‘The many media reports of data breaches and cyberattacks this year have demonstrated why private information must be better protected. This month, for example, the ICO issued Surrey County Council with a £120,000 penalty after e-mails containing sensitive information were sent to the wrong recipients on three separate occasions by staff members. Similarly unacceptable, but in an overtly criminal vein, two former T-Mobile employees have been fined a total of £73,700 this month, after stealing and selling customer data. All staff need to be aware of the requirements of the DPA, the risks of non-compliance (whether unintentional or criminal) and educated and trained accordingly.

ITG’s new e-learning course for DPA Staff Awareness is on sale now at: http://www.itgovernance.co.uk/products/3392, priced at £20 per user throughout June, and £45 (US$74.37/€51.70) per user thereafter. Discounted prices are available for companies wishing to train 15 or more staff
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