In my last blog, I spoke about data breaches - how sometimes the biggest risks come not from hackers, but from the everyday mistakes we never see coming.  But while I was learning about breaches, another theme kept popping up in conversations with our Compliance Lead and clients: We keep too much data.  Not intentionally. Not maliciously. Just… gradually, quietly, over time.  And the more I listened, the more I realised just how risky that habit can be.    The moment it clicked I always...

In my last post, I spoke about regulatory compliance - how the rules, laws, and frameworks guide the way we handle personal data.   But what happens when, despite all the rules and good intentions, something still goes wrong?  That’s how I found myself diving into the topic of data breaches - one of the most sobering parts of learning about data privacy.    A reality check   At first, I thought data breaches only happened to the “big players” - multinational corporations with thousands of...