The use of digital technology to undertake malicious activities, such as financial fraud, Intellectual Property theft, and stealing of customers’ sensitive data, is the most rapidly expanding form of criminality. These malicious activities can be implemented externally or undertaken internally by disgruntled members of staff. However irrespective of the manner by which these activities occur, they will have a serious impact on the commercial success of Small to Medium Enterprise.
Are you aware of the increasing penalties that data loss is now attracting?
The Information Commissioners Office is toughening data protection laws with heavy fines being levied on those companies that are guilty of data loss. This is not to mention the profound damage to a business’s image if a data loss incident is publicised, either by a competitor or the press.
This symposium has been developed to address the concerns of small business owners, and will provide businesses with a series of perspectives from a range of practitioners in the field of digital security.
Aims
This symposium is designed to help small business owners come to terms with information security and governance, the implications of losing sensitive customer data, and the nature of IT Security.
Session Details
We understand that small business owners are busy people, and therefore the symposium us split into two half day sessions. The morning session running from 9am to 12.30pm and the afternoon session running from 1.30pm to 5.00pm. Each session will the following topics.
- Data Loss: what are the implications for my company?
- Data Leakage: what data leakage?
- Just how secure are you IT systems?
- What is effective information crisis management?
- How can Northumbria University help?
Cost
The symposium is completely free; all we ask is that you reserve a place.
Booking
To book you place, please visit CEIS events at http://www.northumbria.ac.uk/sd/academic/ceis/events/ISGS