Simon on: Data security in events

I know I bang on about data security a lot but it really is a subject that doesn’t get taken seriously enough.

I do believe that event websites are less likely to be targeted because of the short term nature of registration websites - that isn’t an excuse for not doing everything you possibly can to protect your data though.

Very recently a healthcare company in the US had a data breach and were sued by their customers. The healthcare company’s insurance paid out $4.1m in compensation, but an investigation revealed that the healthcare company had not done enough to secure their data and so the insurance company demanded the money be repaid.

Another recent study found that for the first time ever, bots are generating more traffic on the internet than people. A bot is an automated process that gathers information – Google use them to index web pages but criminal gangs are now using the same technology to look for personal information.

Our data is an important asset which needs to be protected. You wouldn’t leave your home or office unlocked when there’s nobody there so why leave your online information up for grabs?

Originally published in Conference News