Any time you use an app on the internet to shop online, or sign up for an account on a website and leave a trail of personal data that could be easily accessed or hacked by hackers. This is why the concept of data security is so crucial. Data protection is the collection of measures, both procedural and strategic, used to safeguard data integrity, availability and security against unauthorised access or theft. Data protection is often confused with data security. However, there are important differences.
The law obliges you to notify users of how their personal data will be used, for instance the data you collect through your app or website. You should also give them the option to opt-out or alter the method of collecting data. This is a good method to maintain your customer’s trust and protect your business from fines and lawsuits.
As the world’s digital economies continue grow, so do the volumes of data organizations generate and store. To meet these demands, infrastructure management is essential. Access controls are also crucial. It’s also a challenge keep up with the ever-changing regulations on data at the levels of provincial, state, national and industry levels.
To successfully protect data, you need to know where your data is and the ways it’s accessed, for example, by whom and on which devices. You can then apply security methods like cloning, mirrored, replication, snapshots and changes that block monitoring to limit access to your data and stop malicious activity. In addition, you should ensure that your data is regularly backed up to ensure that it is retrieved quickly in the event of disaster or cyberattack.