Every year, sandwiched between National Chocolate Cake Day and National Opposite Day, is an event near and dear to our hearts: Data Privacy Day (DPD). Helmed by the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA), the January 28 event marks an international effort to create awareness about the importance of privacy and protecting personal information. To celebrate, we've joined our partners at NCSA to promote a safer, more secure and more trusted Internet.
ESET North America CEO Andrew Lee will join leaders and academics in the security and privacy space for a panel discussion this Thursday on the fundamental issues facing businesses today. We're also joining NCSA's DPD Twitter chats (via #ChatSTC), which bring together hundreds of participants to discuss today's most important privacy questions for businesses and consumers.
As we prepare for the big day, here's why DPD is so critical, in five tweets.
1. Because people are less aware of the ramifications of sharing private data than you might think:
2. Because many people could have access to personally identifiable information (PII):
3. Because there's no guarantee your most sensitive data is getting the highest level of protection:
4. Because it can affect your bottom line:
5. Because you're only as strong as your weakest link:
Follow @ESET and NCSA's @STOPTHNKCONNECT for #DataPrivacyDay tips, news and coverage. Check out all the Data Privacy events here.
ESET North America CEO Andrew Lee will join leaders and academics in the security and privacy space for a panel discussion this Thursday on the fundamental issues facing businesses today. We're also joining NCSA's DPD Twitter chats (via #ChatSTC), which bring together hundreds of participants to discuss today's most important privacy questions for businesses and consumers.
As we prepare for the big day, here's why DPD is so critical, in five tweets.
1. Because people are less aware of the ramifications of sharing private data than you might think:
In 2014, folks were asked to exchange personal info for (real) cookies. 380 did: https://t.co/JUuIJJ9jDo#ChatSTCpic.twitter.com/jWHyWbhNgS
— ESET (@ESET) January 20, 20162. Because many people could have access to personally identifiable information (PII):
ALL levels in the organization might have access to PII - so it everyone's job to keep data secure. #ChatSTC#CyberAware#privacyaware
— Logical Operations (@logicalops) January 20, 20163. Because there's no guarantee your most sensitive data is getting the highest level of protection:
Companies rarely segregate account data by importance. Assume anything you give them is equally vulnerable. #ChatSTCpic.twitter.com/iuwSdNDyhr
— SecuriTay (@SwiftOnSecurity) January 20, 20164. Because it can affect your bottom line:
Recent NCSA/ESET study found 33% have abandoned a purchase online b/c of #security#privacy concerns #ChatSTC#PrivacyAware
— Data Privacy Day (@DataPrivacyDay) January 20, 20165. Because you're only as strong as your weakest link:
A4: It's Universal Participation. One person can sink the ship. #ChatSTCpic.twitter.com/iYvUEpHBo0
— RonW (@RonW123) January 20, 2016Follow @ESET and NCSA's @STOPTHNKCONNECT for #DataPrivacyDay tips, news and coverage. Check out all the Data Privacy events here.