Aug
02
2010
Compliance 'to become a big issue for umbrella company users'
Posted by Daniel Frost
Umbrella company users could face additional scrutiny when applying for roles due to a growing interest in compliance issues, it has been claimed.
Alexei Lesnykh, business development manager for DeviceLock, has highlighted the fact that there has not been much focus put on this area until recently.
Even those sectors such as financial services and healthcare have not given this area due importance, he suggested.
However, the introduction of the Data Protection Act and the fact that serious breaches can be met with fines of up to £500,000 have made this area a priority.
"[Other types of organisation] believe the risk of financial and reputation loss from insider-originated data breaches is low and unlikely to affect them," Mr Lesnykh claimed.
Verizon Business recently published figures showing that 60 per cent of breaches are only recognised when they are discovered by an outside party, despite the fact that only four per cent of violations would need expensive protective measures to be prevented.
Umbrella company users could face additional scrutiny when applying for roles due to a growing interest in compliance issues, it has been claimed.
Alexei Lesnykh, business development manager for DeviceLock, has highlighted the fact that there has not been much focus put on this area until recently.
Even those sectors such as financial services and healthcare have not given this area due importance, he suggested.
However, the introduction of the Data Protection Act and the fact that serious breaches can be met with fines of up to £500,000 have made this area a priority.
"[Other types of organisation] believe the risk of financial and reputation loss from insider-originated data breaches is low and unlikely to affect them," Mr Lesnykh claimed.
Verizon Business recently published figures showing that 60 per cent of breaches are only recognised when they are discovered by an outside party, despite the fact that only four per cent of violations would need expensive protective measures to be prevented.