Data Protection Legislation - GCC & Global

Overview

With the increased focus on the collection, storage, and use of personal information by regulators and influential groups, there are significant financial and reputational risks and hurdles which companies need to consider. Certain types of information are considered particularly sensitive due to privacy or identity protection risks and need to be treated by companies in accordance under both local and international laws. Although most laws relate to personal information, companies must also consider how and when corporate information is covered, and how data interrogation and interpretation is leading to a broader view of how individual data needs to be protected.

Companies need to evidence that they are committed to ensuring their practice and processes are in compliance with data protection laws and that all employees and third parties take those responsibilities seriously. Companies will also need to evidence their testing and audit processes for information integrity and protection, together with deletion, correction and other rights. As the large global companies become test cases, their case processes and outcomes are now critical examples to show how data practices will be applied throughout the corporate environment.

By attending this course, you will be better prepared to carry out a discussion around the new regulation, conform to the parameters, as well as understand the background, updated concepts, principles, terms and definitions used in the GDPR and other laws. This course will also help you understand how the regulation works, how it could apply to your organisation and the potential benefits.

You will leave this training with the comprehensive knowledge of data protection laws and industry-standard best practices, to help you ensure compliance and data protection success.

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for business owners, marketers, senior managers, relationship managers, communications professionals, human resource professionals, financial managers and anyone who needs to understand and learn how to manage different types of data, boundaries of using data, ensure the security of the data they hold and regulatory reporting requirements.

This course will also benefit individuals who need to understand their responsibilities, from any business area that processes personal information or data including: legal, corporate governance, risk and compliance, management systems, data security, IT services, marketing, financial and accounting and human resources.

Suggested job roles and their teams include but are not limited to:

• Information security managers
• Data protection officers
• IT and corporate security managers
• Corporate governance managers
• Risk and compliance managers
• Human resource managers
• Financial and accounts managers
• Internal legal teams
• Personal data and records administration teams

Benefits of Attending

1. Understand how the data protection regulation works and how it could apply to and impact your business
2. Learn about the boundaries of using data and how to manage different types of data
3. Ensure the security of data and the regulatory reporting requirements
4. Lower the financial and reputational risks and hurdles when handling, collecting, storing and using personal information
5. Ensure your organisation’s practices and processes are in compliance with data protection laws and that all employees and third parties take those responsibilities seriously
6. Review testing and audit processes for information integrity and protection, together with deletion, correction and other rights