Data security training – a tool to prevent data breaches

Despite the necessity of cybersecurity and data protection measures for all businesses and organisations, there are frequently holes in their defences that can lead to the exposure of personal data. In fact, data breaches frequently occur as a result of human error, suggesting that many employees are poorly educated when it comes to data security training and their own responsibilities.

When hit by major data breaches, organisations often try to frame ‘human errors’ as honest, one-off mistakes, but they cannot get away with this as an excuse. They are obligated by law to protect personal information, which means that any victims of data breaches can have a right to claim compensation.

If you were affected by the Virgin Media data breach, you could be eligible for thousands of pounds in compensation, so sign-up today to make your claim.

The consequences of poor data security training

Although many imagine that data breaches occur as a result of highly-complex hacks, they are often the product of fundamental data security errors. The Virgin Media data breach arose due to an error like this, as employees failed to secure a marketing database containing swathes of personal data, leaving it exposed to unauthorised access.

The neglect of basic procedure was so prolonged that the data was left accessible for a ten-month period. Further, the exposed information was discovered by a third-party security researcher. This could indicate that employees had not received adequate data security training.

Mistakes like this should be picked up by regular, routine data security reviews, so it would seem Virgin Media’s approach might have been rather lax in this respect. A similar error was made in the Blackpool NHS breach, in which thousands of employees’ data was inadvertently published online for over a year. The damage of such data breaches can certainly be exacerbated by the delays in identifying errors, as the victims’ data could be spread far and wide by the time the mistake is realised.

Breaching the requirements of the GDPR

If organisations are to learn the importance of data security training, they must feel the repercussions of data breaches.

This is where compensation claims can come in. Under the GDPR, all organisations responsible for data handling must implement sufficient cybersecurity and data protection practices, or they risk being held liable if a data breach does occur.

We aim to hold Virgin Media responsible for the damage suffered by the victims of their data breach. Those affected can claim for any distress caused to them, however severe, as well as any losses or expenses they may have suffered due to problems such as fraud, if applicable.

Making your Virgin Media claim

With a wide variety of data security training resources available, organisations cannot use their ignorance as an excuse for data breaches. We believe Virgin Media has fallen foul of data protection regulations, so if you were affected by this breach, you could be awarded thousands of pounds in compensation.

With years of experience in group actions and data breach claims, we are well-equipped with the expertise to bring your Virgin Media claim to fruition. Start today and you could be eligible for No Win, No Fee representation.

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