How to protect your organisation from information leaks

  • 19th May 2009 (York)
  • 20th May 2009 (London)
  • 21st Edinburgh 2009 (Edinburgh)

URM and the Chartered Institue of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) are delivering a series of workshops which will provide a detailed understanding of the key concepts which underpin security of information and personal data.

Never before has information security figured so highly on the organisation’s agenda, following the recent spate of data loss incidents. The long term implications on public sector projects (including Transformational Government, Information Sharing Databases and drive for more personalised services) could be huge, unless organisations develop more coherent strategies and take urgent action to ensure databases are secure and procedures robust.

These workshops have been specifically developed to help ensure public sector organisations are protected from serious breaches of information security and are fully compliant with all legal, regulatory and contractual obligations.

The sessions will be highly interactive and will make use of current research, case study examples and participants' input to enhance the learning experience.

Below is the agenda for these events, or For further information including costs click here.

09.15 – 10.00 Arrival/Registration/Refreshments
10.00 – 10.10 Welcome & Introductions
 
  • Workshop objectives
10.10 – 11.10 Data Security
 
  • What should you be protecting and how?
  • Identifying information assets
  • Classifying assets, Data Protection Act (DPA), data handling in government Impact levels
11.10 – 11.35 Refreshments
11.35 – 12.35 Managing the Risks
 
  • Risk assessment
  • Making the decisions
  • Information assets governance
  • Selecting the controls
12.35 – 13.30 Lunch
13.30 – 14.30 Data Sharing, great idea and/ or is it legal?
 
  • DPA and FOI made simple
  • Privacy Impact Assessment, don’t under estimate the task
  • Introduction to the Information Commissioners' Privacy Impact Assessment
  • ContactPoint Organisational Accreditation
14.30 – 14.40 Refreshments
14.40 – 15.25 Personal Information Management System
 
  • What is one?
  • How can a PIMS help?
  • The new standard - BS 10012
  • Likely timescales
15.25 – 15.30 Summary & Close