Privacy Awareness Week Part IV–Privacy Priorities

Given the current privacy reform and cyber threat environment, the question we get asked a lot is – what are the privacy risks that should be assessed in our organisation and how do we prioritise these? Unfortunately this isn't always a 'one size fits all' answer but there are some basic matters you can check as to whether your organisation is considering privacy risks proactively.

1. Governance, culture and training. Have appropriate and robust privacy and security governance arrangements in place including training, resources and documented policies and procedures. A 2021 report by Tessian found that 43% of employees have made mistakes that have put sensitive information at risk while working remotely. Staff should still be privacy aware while working remotely.