Planning and implementing a comprehensive information security protocol can be a challenge, but by failing to address security threats and put in place an information security protocol, businesses risk their reputation and relationship of trust with customers. They also risk falling foul of data protection legislation, including the EU GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) due to be enforced from May 2018.
Luckily, there are some simple and easy-to-implement ways that will educate employees and help protect data in your organisation. Shred-it is helping business owners by providing convenient and executable office security posters to place throughout the workplace.
This will help to ensure employees know their information security responsibilities, including:
- Shredding all documents
- Locking storage units and filing cabinets where confidential information is stored
- Printing station etiquette to avoid confidential documents being left unattended
- Destroying old electronic hardware to protect data