Online data security training created to protect brand
02 Nov 2009
by: Margaret Snell
Durham University and Marshall ACM have paired up to create an online training course to instruct staff on how to protect electronically stored data more effectively.
The 45-minute course covers Records Management/Information Security/Data protection and Freedom of Information. The course aims to help staff to understand the risks and take precautionary measures to secure sensitive data. It includes legal implications, principles of effective record management, and how to apply the knowledge into every day work activities.
As well as being available to Durham University staff the course can be accessed by other organisations wanting to ensure responsible information management.
Mark Crabtree, Assistant Director of HR at Durham University, said: “Information security is fundamental to business continuity and the protection of an organisation’s reputation. Not least, it also aids compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998.
"For us, it’s more than procedural. We want to ensure we have the right systems in place to support staff and to ensure that everyone is aware of their responsibilities in managing and handling information. Many of the university’s staff are electing to take the course to thoroughly understand the risks and then take precautionary measures.”
David Marshall, CEO of Marshall ACM, said: “No individual would ever want to be responsible for the loss of data or for the next bad headline. Far too many organisations have suffered extremely negative publicity in this way, so this is a route to help employees learn about effective data and IT security”.
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